You may not realize it, but you are a phishing target at school, at work, and at home. Phishing attacks are a type of computer attack that use malicious emails to trick targets into giving up sensitive information. Ultimately, you are the most effective way to detect and stop phishing scams. When viewing email messages, […]…Continue Reading @MiddInfoSec: Don’t Get Hooked
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@MiddInfoSec: Phishing Alert – – “Update Announcements”
A phishing email message was sent to @middlebury.edu mailboxes today with a subject line of “Update Announcements”. DO NOT RESPOND ON THIS MESSAGE! The phishing email message is an attack designed to trick people into disclosing their username and password. Do NOT follow the instructions in the message, as it could lead to your Middlebury […]…Continue Reading @MiddInfoSec: Phishing Alert – – “Update Announcements”
@MiddInfoSec: A New Phishing Attack is Targeting Email ID’s
A new phishing attack is hitting the campus with a subject line of, “Your email id”. Delete this message if you see it. Do NOT click any links in this message. If you believe you have fallen for this fishing attack: Change your network password at http://go.middlebury.edu/activate Contact the Middlebury Helpdesk at x2200 This malicious […]…Continue Reading @MiddInfoSec: A New Phishing Attack is Targeting Email ID’s
@MiddInfoSec: Beware of Presidential Election Related Phishing Emails
Every election year we find our senses pounded with propaganda from pundits and candidates trying to sway us to one political camp or another. Computer attackers are leveraging our curiosity, and perhaps desensitization to political messages to launch attacks with purportedly political themes. Recent phishing attacks that have been reported by security firms such as […]…Continue Reading @MiddInfoSec: Beware of Presidential Election Related Phishing Emails
#Phishing: Beware new phishing email
Beware new phishing email with subject line “RE: Faculty and Staff Notice”. Don’t click link to “IT ADMINISTRATOR SERVICE” For more information on phishing please visit http://go.middlebury.edu/phish Please submit and suspicious emails or phishing attempts to phishing@middlebury.edu. …Continue Reading #Phishing: Beware new phishing email
Email Phishing Alert
To our campus community, We need to make you aware of an on-going phishing email attack on campus. If you see a message like the one shown below, delete it and don’t respond. It you have already responded to this email and given information, contact the Helpdesk at 802-443-2200 and check out the link below […]…Continue Reading Email Phishing Alert
Improved Filtering of SPAM and Phishing Email
ITS has begun enabling new, proactive anti-spam and anti-phishing email filters intended to improve the filtering of unsolicited and unwanted messages, by leveraging external reputation-based lists of email servers that have been flagged for sending spam and/or malicious email. We’ve had the new filters in “Tag” mode since October 2014, so we’re confident that they […]…Continue Reading Improved Filtering of SPAM and Phishing Email