Phishing Scam: "Utah notification"
Date: August 5, 2009
To: The U of U Campus Community
From: Office of Information Technology and the Information Security Office
Subject: "Utah notification" Scam
The email below is an example of a recent malicious phishing email sent to University of Utah email accounts that hopes to trick users into revealing their usernames and passwords. Note: This scam email recently made the rounds under the subject title: "error code 32982".
Please note:
University of Utah will never ask you for your password. Should you receive an email that you have questions about, please call your helpdesk before responding. The main campus help desk’s phone number is 801-581-4000 and the Health Sciences Center help desk’s phone number is 801-587-6000.
- If you have responded to the phishing email revealing your password please change your password now by logging into the Campus Information System and selecting "Change your Password" in the Employee Profile box.
Example of recent malicious phishing email |
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:45 AM The University of Utah wishes to inform all Utah Webmail users there is an ERROR CODE: 47201 wish may caurse congestion to our server Network. Therefore we are about shutting down to enable us carryout a temporary maintenance to guide against ERROR, SPAM, and Spy-Web. This notification is to enable you verify your account and also inform us if you still want to keep your account with us. If "YES" then confirm your email account by filling the form below. * Username:................ You are advised to fill the above form and send it to the help-desk department on: helpdesk0178@live.com for an immediate update of your email account. With over 1700 documents at the University of Utah support department, you are at the right place to find a solution! Sign, Mrs. Ann Peterson |
