Posts written by gerwitz
Re-Authenticate 2FA
September 13, 2023
The first Red Flag is the sender’s address. If it is a Microsoft request, it should be coming from a Microsoft.com account. The second Red Flag is the generic greeting. Microsoft would have the full name of the recipient and would use it. How you can avoid QR code scams Follow these tips to avoid […]
AOTC education credit
September 7, 2023
This is a Phishing Scam. The IRS doesn’t send email out to gather information. The account sending this Phish is not an IRS account. So many people have reported this and we want to ensure everyone knows this is a scam.
Good News!!!
September 7, 2023
This Phishing Scam has been going around since 2019. Frances and Patrick Connolly are wealthy but are not giving away 4 Million Euros to random people on the Internet. This kind of email should always be scrutinized very closely. Although, the domain name the email came from is for a legitimate financials services company. Their […]
Notification: System Update for Uthscsa
September 7, 2023
The subject line will include today’s date is used to entice people to open the email as soon as they read the subject. This is an attempt to gain your user password. The link will first have you confirm your current password and then ask you to create a new one. However, once you give […]
Help Desk
September 7, 2023
This email has been reported by many UT HSA employees. It is an attempt to either Phish or download dangerous malware to the receiver’s device. One of the red flags is the wording designed to create a sense of urgency. This is often used because human’s don’t always think things through when told their account […]
EAP
August 18, 2023
In this Phish Attack, the bad actor created a domain name that appears to be the same as a real dental company, Prodentim. Prodentim has a domain named ProdentimNew.com. It is a legitimate site. The bad actor tacked an extra W to the end of the name, ProdentimNeww.com. That is a dangerous site and filling […]
Available
August 4, 2023
There are two emails going around right now with Available as the subject line. Both are being sent by the same non-uthscsa.edu address. These are both Phishing scams and you should not reply back or go out and buy gift cards. Please see the red flags below.
Pet Sitter Needed
July 13, 2023
The pet-sitting scam offers a great incentive to watch an individual’s pet. The downside is that they will often send you a check larger than the $600 and will ask you to send some of the money back to the scammer. Unfortunately, this check is fraudulent, but your bank will often let you deposit the […]
(PART.TIME) Admin/Assistant Remote POSITION
July 11, 2023
This is a reply-to type of phishing scam where the goal of the scammer is to get information from the recipient by tricking them into sending information to a specific email address. It is a different email address from the one that sent it. Most likely they compromised that account to utilize the Global Address […]
Sophisticated scam targeting clinicians with DEA licenses
June 14, 2023
This phish is being done by telephone and is targeting clinicians with DEA licenses. The email below was written by one of the targets of this scam, in an effort to spread the word and help others avoid the stress of what he went through. As he mentions below, some of his colleagues fell for […]