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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 […]
Payroll schedule notification
May 11, 2023
This email has a link that will download malware to your computer or device. The External Email Notification shows it is coming from an address which isn’t associated with UT HSA. If you receive an email similar to this, delete it.
You have a new message OR Notification
May 11, 2023
Clicking on the link in this email will cause it to download malware to your computer/device. The malware takes over the mailbox and begins sending this same email to everyone in the address book from the compromised user’s account. If you receive an email similar to this, delete it. The email will have the subject […]
Document shared with you: “Faculty Bonus.docx”
May 9, 2023
This email appears to come from a Google Drive share and a number of its links are legitimately from Google. Anyone can get a Google Drive account and host documents with malicious code. This email was sent to a number of people who work for Dr. Hardin but she did not share this document. They […]
Re: no subject (Mailbox storage increase)
May 2, 2023
The scammer is hoping the receiver will click on the link to increase the amount of storage in the receiver’s mailbox. Hovering over the link shows it is pointing to a non-Microsoft domain. Brizy.site is a website service similar to GoDaddy or WordPress. Anyone can create a website hosted with Brizy.site. This scammer created one […]
Your plan renewal is in process
May 2, 2023
This email is designed to compel the receiver into calling the Helpdesk number provided, and cancel the renewal because it is an error. The Helpdesk person who answers the phone will be very helpful in acquiring the caller’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and bank information so they may credit the account. The Helpdesk phone number […]