Posts written by gerwitz
$500 Weekly Pay
November 29, 2023
This is an attempt to gather personal information from the recipients. 1st Red Flag – The email is coming from France but it states the job is with the National Redcross. The American Red Cross is not called the National Redcross. Sometimes it is called the International Red Cross but a person looking to hire […]
My Name in the Subject Line
November 28, 2023
At first glance, this email looks like it came from Dr. Robert Hromas. But on closer inspection, someone is using Dr. Hromas’ name to try to add legitimacy to this phishing attempt. Bad actors use the names of people high up in our organization to get people to quickly respond. They are hoping to catch […]
Review and Electronically Sign the Completed Agreement
November 28, 2023
This email had an attachment. If the attachment was opened, it would have downloaded Malware to the recipient’s device. The Red Flag here is the email came from a user within the Merry Maids company located in the UK. Most likely, that user became infected by clicking on the attachment and their account began sending […]
Regarding your Late Uncle’s Fund\Claims$
November 28, 2023
This email is attempting to make the recipient think there are unclaimed funds from a deceased uncle. A lot of people have at least one deceased uncle so the scammer is counting on the recipient being willing to respond because there might be some money that hasn’t been claimed. The big Red Flag is the […]
The Fake Browser Update Scam
October 25, 2023
One of the oldest malware tricks in the book — hacked websites claiming visitors need to update their Web browser before they can view any content — has roared back to life in the past few months. New research shows the attackers behind one such scheme have developed an ingenious way of keeping their malware […]
d-d
October 25, 2023
First off, requests to get information on changing the Direct Deposit for someone should always be scrutinized. This one has a couple of Red Flags. The request came from a Gmail account and not from a UT HSA email account. Using Uthscsa in the signature line is a Red Flag. No one at the university […]
Trust
October 25, 2023
This phish attempt has a number of red flags. The sender states they work with an asset management firm but doesn’t name it. They also sent the email from a free Gmail account. The statement about this being an urgent matter is meant to cause the recipient to not really think things through and just […]
Grant
October 10, 2023
This email is a Phish Attempt. There was an initial email that talked about a grant and asked the receiver to send their personal cell number and their non-edu email address. Once they replied to the message with that information, the scammer sent a request for more information. Luckily, the receiver recognized it as a […]
education
October 10, 2023
This email has a couple red flags. The generic greeting is the first one. If someone is being awarded money, their name will be in the greeting. The other red flag is when we hover over the link. The domain name has nothing to do with the IRS. It is a company in India that […]
Reminder: Action needed for Uthscsa
September 26, 2023
This email is designed to get the attention of the receiver and have them click on a dangerous link. The greeting is just the username, which means the sender doesn’t have any other information. The sender is clearly not Microsoft or from our university. The expire date is so close to when this was sent, […]