Phishing Alert- Employment Scam
Below is a an example of a phishing scam from an attacker pretending to be a game studios. The attackers used this fake job offer to collect personally identifiable information. Dear Victim, We are genuinely impressed by your performance in the interview process at GameCloud Studios. Your exceptional abilities, as reflected in your outstanding interview […]
Phishing scam- “Attention: Our administrator has initiated the process”
This is a targeted phishing scam towards the VCU community. The scammer attempts to scare victims by telling them their Office365 account will be terminated. The “vcu.edu/enrollment-management” is text that has a different URL which links to a google form. This form would capture your password giving away your credentials to the scammer. An example […]
PSA- “Available, Are you here?” And other Phishing Scams 8/5/20
There has been a recent uptick in phishing emails impersonating deans and directors being sent out to the university. Please be aware that you may have received one of these emails impersonating your dean or director. The email will usually have a short subject along the lines of “Hey are you available” or “are you […]