Phishing Alerts

7/24/14 IMPORTANT - American Express Safe Key

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning of an email appearing to be from American Express.  However, all the links in the email appear to be spoofed, and do not lead to an American Express website.

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

If you clicked on any links or provided any information, please contact your local IT support or the 24/7 IT Support Center (626-8324) as soon as possible.

 

Email screenshot:

7/24/14 IT SERVICE: WEBMAIL ACCOUNT VIOLATION

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning that claims to be informing the recipient that an attempt was made to log into the recipient's email account from a new computer, and that the recipient should click on a link to verify his/her location.

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

PLEASE NOTE:  The link in this email may install malware on your device.

7/23/14 School Account Notification

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning.  The email asked the recipient to click on a link in order to reactivate the user's account.

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

If you responded to the email, or clicked on a link and provided information, please contact your local IT support or the 24/7 IT Support Center (626-8324) as soon as possible.

Email text:

7/18/14 Receipt ID #36548

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning.  The email provides the recipient with a username and passcode to use to log into a download area.

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  Do not click on any links or respond to the email.

If you clicked on a link or provided any other information, please contact your local IT support or the 24/7 IT Support Center (626-8324) as soon as possible.

 

Email text:

7/14/14 Sign in prevented

UA Information Security received a phishing report, with a warning that an attempted log-in was prevented to the recipient's UA NetID account.  While there are grammatical errors and the email address is not from an arizona.edu email address, the link leads to an exact replica of UA's WebAuth page, including information about signing up for NetID+.

7/14/14 Your Employer Ran a Background Check on You

UA Information Security received a phishing report this morning, asking the recipient to click on a link in order to view results of a background check performed by the "employer." 

If you receive this email, please delete it from your inbox.  Do not click on the link or provide any further information to the recipient.

If you clicked on the link or provided any information, please contact your local IT support or the 24/7 IT Support Center (626-8324).

Email text:

7/11/14 Good News

UA Information Security received a phishing report this afternoon.  The sender asks the recipient to click on a link in order to log in for more information.

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.

EMAIL TEXT:

7/10/14 STAFF /STUDENT /FACULTY{NOTIFICATION}.

UA Information Security received a phishing report that warned recipients that their mailboxes were full.  They were asked to "clean up" the mailbox by clicking on a link and providing information.

If you received this email, please delete it from your inbox.  If you responded to the email, please contact your local IT support or the 24/7 IT Support Center (626-8324).

 

Email snapshot:

7/9/14 Part time job offer, Earn $500 weekly!!

UA Information Security received a phishing report being sent to UA students.  The sender asks the recipient to send a personal email address and cell phone number. 

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

If you responded to the email, please contact your local IT support or the 24/7 IT Support Center (626-8324) as soon as possible. 

Email text:

7/7/14 Welcome to Arizona Customer Support

UA Information Security received a phishing report that included a University of Arizona logo.  This is not a legitimate email.  Following is a screenshot of the email: