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Your Name in the Subject Line
February 4, 2026
This Phish is concerning because it is directed to a person and includes that person’s home address. The address was probably found during a web search but it shows we should do everything in our control to keep our Personal Identifiable Information (PII) off the Internet. Each reported email was sent from a different Hotmail […]
Important Message From School Microsoft Team
January 12, 2026
There are a couple of red flags for this email. Anything coming from the university should be coming from a uthscsa.edu account and not a livemail account. Dr. Student is too generic. The line, “Please note that failure to submit the required information may result in a temporary suspension of your account until the update […]
Work-Study Opportunity – Personal Assistant Position Available
December 17, 2025
Request to job seekers is a heavily used scam because jobs require you to give them a lot of personal information, including Birthdate, Social Security Number, and Address. This email has a number of red flags: Generic greetings are a red flag because if they have your email address, they should also have your name. […]
ATT: File – Task-Report are Due for Review…
December 10, 2025
There are some red flags in this email. The email is coming from a division of Samsung in Turkey that handles marketing and ads for the company, in Turkey. It doesn’t seem to have a connection with any of the work we do. They didn’t use the recipients full name in the greeting, only the […]
MyUT_Health-IMS Email Confirmation
December 3, 2025
This is a dangerous email, because it doesn’t have the usual red flags. The only red flag it had was it was sent outside of normal business hours. This tactic targets mobile users, making it easier to overlook other warning signs. There is an embedded image with a hidden malicious link in the body of […]
PART-TIME JOB / PERSONAL ASSISTANT
October 3, 2025
The part time job scams are becoming commonplace. They offer vague information about the job duties but promise flexibility, remote work, and a large hourly rate. In this one, if the person is working 20 hours a week, their hourly rate would be about $22. That is high for something that appears to have no […]
Amazing Part Time Job Offer Mystery Shopping
September 15, 2025
This phishing email is designed to gather personal information from people who fall for the scam. The company isn’t listed on the email and it is coming from a student email address. The reason is likely because the student’s email was compromised and is being used to send out phishing email. Other red flags like […]
Urgent Outlook calendar invitations with attachments
August 20, 2025
A UT institution is receiving multiple externally initiated Outlook calendar invitations that appear to be coming from actual employees. The invitations are titled “Urgent (institution) meeting” or “(Institution) Action required: Kindly Update Promptly – Employee ID.” These invites contain attachments with malicious QR codes. Some of the attachments are branded with the institution logo. If […]
Duo Mobile Service Interruption
August 18, 2025
One of the UT institutions reported a recent uptick in phishing attacks targeting students. The threat actors are attempting to steal financial aid by changing direct deposit information in student accounts. The phish emails pose as institution administrators that ask the students to accept the DUO MFA prompts. Remember, no one from the university will […]
Job Offer
June 24, 2025
This email has a few red flags. The banner is in Polish but the contents are English. If they have been trying to reach you through your EDU email, they would know, and address you, by name. Be cautious when someone emails your business account and asks for your personal email. Be cautious of anyone […]