Tag: Phishing

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Urgent (job) opportunities are fraudulent

A large number of emails have been received by faculty, staff and students announcing an urgent (job) opportunity. The full text of the email is below, minus the web link that either is serving malware to visitors, or is simply…

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Urgent/emergency requests to purchase iTunes gift cards are fraudulent.

A number of attempts to convince faculty and staff to purchase iTunes gift cards have been circulating. These emails have some or all of the following attributes. They purport to be from deans, department heads, and even the college president….

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Fake invitations to join the editorial board of a non-existent publication

Attention faculty! A new phishing email is making the rounds that mentions the title of an actual article or paper you have written. After complimenting you, the email invites you to join the editorial board of a non-existent publication. It…

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Fake “undelivered email” notification

A common phishing email that is seen here at Berry and elsewhere is a notification that the recipient has a random number of undelivered emails, usually since a certain date. Sometimes the emails are described as unique in some way,…

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Fake email from the college president

A phishing email that appeared to come from President Briggs was widely circulated earlier this week. OIT responded to the issue as quickly as possible, but if you opened this email and clicked on the attachment, please contact the Technical…

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