Category Archives: Information Security Alerts

PHISH: Security Alert

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Judi Rhodes

Many faculty and staff have received a fraudulent e-mail message similar to the following:
From: Webmaster
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 7:59 PM
Subject: Security Alert
Your requested login verification code is ######
If you did not make this request, please click here and login with your original password to  review your login activity .
Sincerely,
Webmail Account Services
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Phish: Mailbox is full

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Jeff Overholtzer

Many faculty and staff have received a fraudulent e-mail message similar to the following:
“You have surpassed your mail-box storage capacity, please update your account details to enable receiving/sending of mails. Please click here to update your mail-box immediately”
Please forward such messages as attachments to spam@wlu.edu, and do not click on [...]

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Changing Passwords

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Phil Kong

Students,
Many of you may receive messages in the next few weeks and months asking you to change your W&L password. Here’s how you can tell whether it’s a legitimate message.
ITS sends automated messages to all students, staff and faculty once a year, asking them to change their passwords as a [...]

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Collins mail attack

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Jeff Overholtzer

An e-mail attack has resulted in many obviously fraudulent messages from “Mark Collins” being received by faculty, staff and students throughout the morning. The sender has changed the originating server and used other means to evade W&L’s spam-detection technologies. Information Technology Services has implemented several preventive measures, and we believe [...]

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PHISH:from Mark Collins

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Judi Rhodes

Employees and students are receiving spam from Mark Collins.  Please DELETE and do not respond.  If you did respond please change your password ASAP and contact the Information desk at X 4357.
Below is an excerpt of the message:
Permit me to write you concerning this proposal,This Profession will not take much [...]

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(PHISH) Message from Administrator

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Jeff Overholtzer

Beware of the following fraudulent message, received by some students, faculty and staff recently:
——– Original Message ——–
Subject: Messenger from Administrator
From: Webmail Admin <webmailadmin@mail.merpati.co.id>
Your E-mail® Account needs to be updated with our F-Secure R-HTK4S new(2013) version anti-
spam/anti-virus/anti-spyware. Please click this link below for update
«link removed»
We Are Sorry For Any Inconvenience.
Regards,
WEBMAIL ADMINISTRATOR [...]

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PHISH: Year-end W3

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Jeff Overholtzer

Some faculty and staff have received fraudulent e-mail asking them to update their address. Please ignore such messages. Faculty and staff are encouraged to forward them as attachments to spam@wlu.edu. If you’re not sure about the authenticity of a message, please contact the Information Desk (540-458-4357 or help@wlu.edu). Here is [...]

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SCAM: Help Desk message

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Jeff Overholtzer

Many members of the Washington and Lee community received a fraudulent message from “HELP DESK” urging them to provide their username and password to avoid deletion of their account. Please ignore such messages. Faculty and staff are encouraged to forward them as attachments to spam@wlu.edu. If you’re not sure about [...]

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SCAM: Confirm your account on Facebook

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Jeff Overholtzer

Some members of the W&L community have received e-mail requesting the recipient to click on a link to “confirm” the recipient’s Facebook account.
This fraudulent e-mail is convincingly formatted and appears to originate from Facebook. If you receive such a message, please forward it to spam@wlu.edu and do not click on [...]

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SCAM: confirm your account

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Jeff Overholtzer

Some students have received the following fraudulent e-mail. If you receive such an e-mail, forward it to spam@wlu.edu and do NOT click on the link in the e-mail. Please check with the Information Desk (54-458-43357 or help@wlu.edu) whenever you’re unsure about the authenticity of an e-mail.
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Dear Account User,
Due to the [...]

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