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Invoice Payment Confirmed…Settled…Dispatched
December 19, 2023
This Phishing email has a couple of different subject lines but they all have the same goal – make the recipient think they had already payed for items they didn’t order. The end goal is to get the recipient to call the phone number to have the payment rescinded. The person answering the phone will […]
Reset DD
December 14, 2023
This email originated from outside the university but it looked like it was coming from an employee because the scammers used an employee’s name in the signature line. The domain defenceantivirus.com was checked against a site which detects malware on domains and found to have a lot of malware. Anytime Direct Deposit is mentioned in […]
Confidential Message
December 14, 2023
This email asks the recipient to email a code to a specific address to read a confidential message. The email doesn’t include any information to help the recipient know what this is in reference to and it is asking the recipient to email a random, free, Gmail account. The email address listed as sender is […]
Overdue Invoices
December 14, 2023
This email looks like it is coming from UT Health San Antonio but the email address has nothing to do with UTHSA. There is a zero used in the name Statement-0f-Account, probably to get around filters. The attachment has malware and will infect a device if downloaded. Remember to never open an attachment unless you […]
Review your payment or Check out your purchase details
December 7, 2023
There are a couple of versions of this Phishing Scam going around. The idea is to get the recipient to believe they have been charged for something they never purchased, so they will contact the sender to clear up the issue. The sender will be very helpful and ask personal questions to help “clear up […]
$500 Weekly Pay
November 29, 2023
This is an attempt to gather personal information from the recipients. 1st Red Flag – The email is coming from France but it states the job is with the National Redcross. The American Red Cross is not called the National Redcross. Sometimes it is called the International Red Cross but a person looking to hire […]
My Name in the Subject Line
November 28, 2023
At first glance, this email looks like it came from Dr. Robert Hromas. But on closer inspection, someone is using Dr. Hromas’ name to try to add legitimacy to this phishing attempt. Bad actors use the names of people high up in our organization to get people to quickly respond. They are hoping to catch […]
Review and Electronically Sign the Completed Agreement
November 28, 2023
This email had an attachment. If the attachment was opened, it would have downloaded Malware to the recipient’s device. The Red Flag here is the email came from a user within the Merry Maids company located in the UK. Most likely, that user became infected by clicking on the attachment and their account began sending […]
Regarding your Late Uncle’s Fund\Claims$
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 […]