Phishing Alerts

8/21/14 Help Desk @email.arizona.edu

UA Information Security was alerted of a phishing report this morning that has been recieved by multiple individuals, especially at the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix. The email alerts the recipient that their is a possibility of someone else accessing their account and then asks the recipient to click on a link to update your account information.

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox. If you responded or clicked on the link, please contact your local IT support or the 24/7 IT Support Center as soon as possible.

 

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8/20/14 Login Error Detected

UA Information Security received a phishing report today, alerting the recipient that their account has been suspended and then asks the recipient to click on a link in order to recover the account.   

8/14/14 Your Email Account

UA Information Security received a phishing report today, asking the recipient to click on a link in order to sign in to see a new message from Blackboard.   

8/14/14 Job

UA Information Security received a phishing report today, asking the recipient to email the sender back about a potential job.   

8/11/14 Your Salary Review Documents

UA Information Security received a phishing report this weekend, asking the recipient to click on a link in order to access and confirm documents about potential salary revision.  

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  If you responded or clicked on a link, please contact your local IT support or the 24/7 IT Support Center as soon as possible.

8/8/14 Accepting Applications for Student Membership

UA Information Security received a spam report this afternoon for an honor society membership application (Bloomsbury Honor Society). The original email is dated 7/21/14.  The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) has an information alert on its website regarding this organization, stating that it does not meet ACHS standards. 

If you receive this, please delete it from your inbox.

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8/8/14 RE: Your mailbox is full.

UA Information Security received a phishing report this afternoon, asking the recipient to click on a link in order to cleanup his/her mailbox quota.  This email is similar to several we have seen in the last few days.

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  If you responded or clicked on a link, please contact your local IT support or the 24/7 IT Support Center as soon as possible.

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8/8/14 Quick Proposal for your review.

UA Information Security received a phishing email report asking the user to review a document and click on a link in the email. 

8/8/14 Unauthorized Use of Your Identity

UA Information Security received a phishing email report warning the user that his or her social security number has been misused and identity stolen. It then asks the user to click on a link in the email. 

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox. If you clicked on the link or responded in any way, please contact your local IT Support or the 24/7 IT Support Center (626-8324) as soon as possible. 

 

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8/8/14 RE: IT Service HelpDesk Alert.

UA Information Security received a phishing email this morning, asking the recipient to click on a link to increase email box size. 

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  If you responded or click on the link, please contact your local IT Support or the 24/7 IT Support Center as soon as possible.

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