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Warning: New SARS, ABSA & eBucks phishing emailWaarskuwing: Nuwe SARS, ABSA & eBucks “phishing” e-pos

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

If you receive an email claiming to be from ABSA regarding a payment from SARS or eBucks (see examples below), do not open it or click on any of the links. These are phishing emails attempting to acquire your passwords and other information. Immediately delete these emails and do not reply to them.

From: Absa Bank [mailto:lis@absa.co.z]
Sent: 18 September 2012 08:29 AM
To: …
Subject: SARS E-filing Payment Received

Dear Client,

A payment has been made into your account from SARS e-filing
In other to process and confirm this payment please do click here to login.
During this process, your RVN will be checked and verified.

Regards,

 

From: Absa Internet Banking [mailto:payment@absa.co.za]
Sent: 19 September 2012 15:01
To:
Subject: Payment Made To Your Online Banking!!

Absa Bank


Online Payment Made

Dear Customer,

A payment has been made to your account. To view the details of the payment, please click here to login. and enter the RVN that will be sent to your cellphone. please contact our support centreon 0860 123 000 . If you are calling from outside South Africa, call +27 11 299 4701 .

Our consultants are available between 8am and 9pm on weekdays, and 8am and 4pm on weekends and public holidays. 

The Internet banking Team

Moving Forward

Copyright Absa. All rights reserved.
Absa of South Africa Limited (Reg. No. 1962/000738/06). Authorised financial services provider. Registered credit provider (NCRCP15).

Disclaimer and confidentiality note:
Everything in this email and any attachments relating to the official business of Absa Group Limited is proprietary to the group.
It is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Absa does not own and endorse any other content.
The person addressed in the email is the sole authorised recipient.
Please notify the sender immediately if it has unintentionally reached you and do not read disclose or use the content in any way.

Absa cannot assume that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that it is free of errors, virus, interception or interference.
For our privacy policy or information about the Absa group visit our website at www.absa.co.za.

Absa email disclaimer and confidentiality note

Please go to http://www.absabank.co.za/ site/homepage/emaildisclaimer. html to read our email disclaimer and confidentiality note. Kindly email disclaimer@absabank.co.za (no content or subject line necessary) if you cannot view that page and we will email our email disclaimer and confidentiality note to you.

From: eBucks Credit [mailto:credit@ebucks.com]
Sent: 25 September 2012 11:56 AM
To:
Subject: eBucks Reward: You have earned a eBucks points !!!

Alert

We have detected unusual activity on this account and for your security are temporarily blocking access. To regain access to this account, please click here.

If you are unable to login, contact Member Services at 1-877-786-0722 for further assistance.

Indien jy `n e-pos ontvang wat lyk of dit van ABSA kom insake `n betaling van SARS of oor eBucks, moet onder geen omstandighede op die skakels kliek nie. Hierdie is `n “phishing” e-pos wat poog om jo wagwoord en ander inligting te oes. Verwyder dadelik die e-pos en moenie daarop reageer nie.

From: Absa Bank [mailto:lis@absa.co.z]u

Sent: 18 September 2012 08:29 AM

To: …

Subject: SARS E-filing Payment Received

Dear Client,

A payment has been made into your account from SARS e-filing

In other to process and confirm this payment please do click here to login.

During this process, your RVN will be checked and verified.

Regards,

From: Absa Internet Banking [mailto:payment@absa.co.za]

Sent: 19 September 2012 15:01

To:

Subject: Payment Made To Your Online Banking!!

Absa Bank
Online Payment Made

Dear Customer,

A payment has been made to your account. To view the details of the payment, please click here to login. and enter the RVN that will be sent to your cellphone. please contact our support centreon 0860 123 000 . If you are calling from outside South Africa, call +27 11 299 4701 .

Our consultants are available between 8am and 9pm on weekdays, and 8am and 4pm on weekends and public holidays. 

The Internet banking Team

Moving Forward

Copyright Absa. All rights reserved.

Absa of South Africa Limited (Reg. No. 1962/000738/06). Authorised financial services provider. Registered credit provider (NCRCP15).

Disclaimer and confidentiality note:

Everything in this email and any attachments relating to the official business of Absa Group Limited is proprietary to the group.

It is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Absa does not own and endorse any other content.

The person addressed in the email is the sole authorised recipient.

Please notify the sender immediately if it has unintentionally reached you and do not read disclose or use the content in any way.

Absa cannot assume that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that it is free of errors, virus, interception or interference.

For our privacy policy or information about the Absa group visit our website at www.absa.co.za.

Absa email disclaimer and confidentiality note

Please go to http://www.absabank.co.za/ site/homepage/emaildisclaimer. html to read our email disclaimer and confidentiality note. Kindly email disclaimer@absabank.co.za (no content or subject line necessary) if you cannot view that page and we will email our email disclaimer and confidentiality note to you.

From: eBucks Credit [mailto:credit@ebucks.com]

Sent: 25 September 2012 11:56 AM

To:

Subject: eBucks Reward: You have earned a eBucks points !!!

Alert

We have detected unusual activity on this account and for your security are temporarily blocking access. To regain access to this account, please click here.

If you are unable to login, contact Member Services at 1-877-786-0722 for further assistance.

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Spam – not just processed meatSpam – meer as net `n blikkie vleis

Friday, September 14th, 2012

Spam, or junk mail is defined as identical, disruptive e-emails sent to a large amount of e-mail or cellphone users.  When a receiver clicks on one of the links in the message, he/she is diverted to a phishing website or websites containing malware.  Spam e-mails can also contain hidden malware scripts. The opposite of spam is, believe it or not, ham. In other words e-mails you WANT to receive.

The origin of the meaning of spam in this context, can be laid at the feet of the obscure British comedians known as Monty Python. In a 1970 sketch a group of Vikings in a restaurant starts chanting the word “spam” so incessantly that no-one else can have a conversation. Click here if you’d like to see the original Monty Python sketch where the word “spam” is mentioned 132 keer times in a mere three and a half minutes.

Even Google is amused by die word. The company once hid a surprise in their gmail users’ spam folder. When you clicked on your Spam folder, a webclip containing a variety of recipes for the original variety of spam. Amongst others recipes for  “Spam Primavera”, “Spam Swiss Pie”, “Creamy Spam Broccoli Casserole” and “Spam Veggie Pita Pockets”. The first spam was sent on 3 May 1978 to advertise a new computer system. It was sent to 600 ARPANET users and all 600 names were typed in by hand from a printed document. You can read the original e-mail here.

It is estimated that, from August 2010, 200 billion spam messages are sent per day. Lucky for Stellenbosch campus users, we have a fairly strict spam filer and huge amounts of spam bypass your inbox every day. If you still receive unnecessary spam, there are ways to decrease it even more. If it makes you feel any better though – according to Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates receives four million e-mails a year and most of it’s spam.

SOURCES: http://blog.emailaddressmanager.com, http://mashable.com & www.wikipedia.org

Gemorspos, of te wel “spam”, is wanneer identiese, meestal steurende,  boodskappe na `n groot hoeveelheid e-pos- of selfoongebruikers gestuur word. As `n ontvanger kliek op een van die skakels in die boodskap, word hulle herlei na strikroof webwerwe of webwerwe wat “malware” huisves. “Spam” e-posse kan ook versteekte “malware” skripte bevat. Die teenoorgestelde van “spam” – met ander woorde e-posse wat jy WIL ontvang, word natuurlik “ham” genoem. (ja regtig)  

Die eintlike oorsprong van die woord “spam” hou verband net die oorspronklike, geprosesseerde variasie en ons het die obskure Britse groep komediante van Monty Python om te blameer daarvoor. In die 1970 skets sing-praat `n groep Vikings die woord “spam” so onophoudelik in `n restaurant dat niemand anders kan praat nie. Kliek hier as jy die oorspronklike Monty Python skets wil sien waar die woord “spam” 132 keer gebruik word in 3 en `n half minute!

Selfs Google vind die woord interessant. Die maatskappy het op `n stadium `n verrassing versteek vir hulle gmail-gebruikers. As jy jou se “spam” leêr sou oopmaak, het dit omgeskakel na `n webinsetsel met `n verskeidenheid resepte vir regte spam. Onder andere resepte vir “Spam Primavera”, “Spam Swiss Pie”, “Creamy Spam Broccoli Casserole” en “Spam Veggie Pita Pockets”. Die eerste gemorspos is reeds op 3 Mei 1978 gestuur om `n nuwe rekenaarstelsel te adverteer. Dis gestuur vir 600 gebruikers van ARPANET en al 600 adresse is met die hand ingetik vanaf `n uitgedrukte dokument. Jy kan die e-pos hier lees.

Vanaf Augustus 2010 word daar geskat dat daagliks ongeveer 200 biljoen gemorspos boodskappe gestuur word.  Gelukkig gebruik ons op kampus redelike streng gemorspos filters om groot hoeveelheide onnodige e-posse uit ons posbusse te hou. As jy egter nogsteeds te veel kry na jou sin, gaan lees gerus hier. As dit jou enigsins beter laat voel – volgens Steve Ballmer, CEO van Microsoft, kry Bill Gates vier miljoen e-posse per jaar, waarvan die meeste gemorspos is.

SOURCES: http://blog.emailaddressmanager.com, http://mashable.com & www.wikipedia.org

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Password synchronisation giving you a headache?Wagwoordsinkronisasie `n kopseer?

Friday, August 31st, 2012

Every 90 days you receive an email from helpinfo@sun.ac.za asking you nicely to change your password. We all know that, although it’s a bit of a nuisance, it’s also necessary for security reasons. But is there a way to simplify the process?

In 2007 Microsoft Research conducted a study and found that the average user has 6.5 internet passwords, each person has approximately 25 accounts with passwords and has to enter 8 passwords per day.  And this was in 2007 – imagine what the statistics will look like 5 years later.

If you use more than one device, password changes can become a nightmare. But there are a few steps you can follow to make sure it goes a bit smoother.

Switch off all your devices except for one, for example your laptop.

Sign on at http://www.sun.ac.za/useradm, select the Change Password option and select a new password according to the guidelines supplied on the website. Log out of the network with the Logout option given on http://www.sun.ac.za/useradm. Log onto the network with your new password. Make sure you can access all your network applications – email, internet and networkspace. Switch on all the other devices and type in your new password.

Remember, you can change your password any time at http://www.sun.ac.za/useradm with the Change Password option. Try to stick to the guidelines to ensure you have a secure password – it will safe you a lot of effort and frustration in the long run. If you’ve forgotten your password, you can also reset is by browsing to staff portal.

More information and hints on password changes can be found at https://stbsp01.stb.sun.ac.za/innov/it/it-help/Wiki%20Pages/Change%20password.aspx

Elke 90 dae kry jy `n e-pos van helpinfo@sun.ac.za wat jou vriendelik versoek om jou wagwoord te verander. Ons almal weet dat, alhoewel dit irriterend is, ook nodig is vir sekuriteitsredes.

`n 2007 studie deur Microsoft se navorsingspan het gevind dat die gemiddelde gebruiker 6.5 wagwoorde op die internet het, dat elke persoon ongeveer 25 rekeninge het wat wagwoorde benodig en gemiddeld 8 wagwoorde per dag moet intik! En dit was in 2007, 5 jaar gelede – dink net hoe lyk daardie syfers teen die tyd.

As jy meer as een toestel gebruik, raak wagwoordverandering `n nagmerrie. Maar daar is `n paar stappe wat jy kan volg om die verandering gladder te laat verloop.

Skakel al die toestelle af, behalwe een, bv. die skootrekenaar.

Teken aan by http://www.sun.ac.za/useradm, selekteer die Change Password opsie, en kies`n nuwe wagwoord volgens die riglyne wat verskaf word.

Teken af van die netwerk met die Logout opsie wat op useradm gegee word.

Teken daarna aan op die netwerk met die nuwe wagwoord.

Maak seker dat alle netwerktoegang (epos, internet, netwerkspasie) suksesvol beskikbaar is.

Skakel die ander toestelle een na die ander aan, verskaf die nuwe wagwoord.

Onthou, jy kan self jou wagwoord enige tyd verander op http://www.sun.ac.za/useradm by die Change Password-opsie. Probeer om te hou by die riglyne wat gegee word om jou wagwoord so veilig moontlik te hou – dit sal jou baie moeite en frustrasie spaar op die lange duur. As jy jou wagwoord heeltemal vergeet het, kan jy dit self verander deur te gaan na die personeelportaal.

Nog wenke vir die verandering van jou wagwoord kan by https://stbsp01.stb.sun.ac.za/innov/it/it-help/Wiki%20Pages/Change%20password.aspx gekry word.

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Spam warning“Spam” waarskuwing

Monday, July 16th, 2012

All users should beware of the latest spam email in circulation. This new attempt at sourcing your information seems like an email from an IT department
informing you that you mail box is over it’s limit and prompting you to go to a website.

Please ignore and delete any emails of this nature. (see below for an example)

From: Brown, Jackie [mailto:Jackie.Brown@cbexchange.com]
Sent: 13 July 2012 12:15 PM
Subject: Technical Team

You have reached the storage limit on your mailbox.

You will not be able to send or receive new mail until you upgrade your email account.

Please Click/visit http://www…………. to fill your emaill upgrade form.

System AdministratorAlle gebruikers neem asseblief kennis van die nuutse “spam” in sirkulasie. Hierdie nuwe poging om jou informasie te oes lyk soos `n e-pos van `n IT-afdeling en beweer dat jou posbus oor sy limiet is en dat jy na `n webwerf moet gaan om dit reg te stel.

Ignoreer asseblief hierdie tipe e-posse en vee dit dadelik uit. (sien onder vir `n voorbeeld)

From: Brown, Jackie [mailto:Jackie.Brown@cbexchange.com]

Sent: 13 July 2012 12:15 PM

Subject: Technical Team

You have reached the storage limit on your mailbox.

You will not be able to send or receive new mail until you upgrade your email account.

Please Click/visit …… to fill your emaill upgrade form.

System Administrator

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Why wait? Change now!Hoekom wag? Verander nou!

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

Every 90 days your pc prompts you to change your password. Which in turn makes you sigh with despair, conveniently ignore the message and postpone  it until the absolute last day. And why? Because choosing a password you won’t forget after two days takes some effort and brain power.

Passwords are like taxes, municipal fees and ridiculous bank fees – frustrating, but necessary. (ok, maybe they’re not all necessary, but you get my point.)

Your best solution? Just change it immediately and you won’t be confronted by a looming “your password expires in x days” message every day. To make the process as fast and painless as necessary, we have a few suggestions.

When your pc prompts you to change your password, go directly to http://www.sun.ac.za/useradm. Before you change your password, log out of your Inetkey and Outlook to make the synchronisation easier. If possible, don’t change your password while connected via wireless. Rather use your network cable and deactivate the wireless.

If you only use your pc at home and it’s not connected to the network, the change of passwords will only apply to your email and Inetkey. The initial password on your pc will therefore not be changed unless it’s on the network. For passwords to synchronise correcly, a pc/laptop has to be connected to one of the US domains.

This week 6.5 million LinkedIn accounts were hacked into and this one again emphasises the necessity for strong passwords.

In particular take note of the following:

  • you can’t use your previous 10 passwords again.
  • your new password can not consist of your username, name or any variation of your current password.
  • your passwords have to consist of 8 or more characters.
  • passwords have to consist of at least 3 characters of the following groups: small caps, capital letters, numbers and special characters. (for example %,$,#)
When you change your password on http://www.sun.ac.za/useradm, also change it accordingly on all your other devices (cellphone, tablet, etc.) If you don’t have your other devices with you and they are connected to the internet at home, ask someone to switch it off for you while your are changing the password. Also immediately switch off your device (pc, tablet or cellphone) after you’ve changed your password successfully to ensure it synchronises successfully.

If you changed your password and it hasn’t updated fast enough on your cellphone or tablet, reset the password to the latest one and contact IT to unlock your account. This will prevent you from having to change your password again.

Elke 90 dae  gee jou rekenaar `n boodskap wat jou laat sug van moedeloosheid en jy dan eerder ignoreer en uitstel tot op die nippertjie. En hoekom? Want dit verg `n klein bietjie moeite en breinkrag om `n oorspronklike wagwoord uit te dink wat jy nie na twee dae gaan vergeet nie.

Wagwoorde een van daai dinge soos belasting, munisipale rekeninge en onnodige bankkostes – frustrerend, maar nodig (goed, miskien is hulle nie almal per se nodig nie, maar julle verstaan my punt.)

Die beste oplossing is om dit so vinnig as moontlik te doen en dan hoef jy nie vir die volgende 14 dae gekonfronteer te word deur `n treiterende boodskappie nie. Om die proses so vinnig en pynloos moontlik af te handel, gee ons `n paar voorstelle.

As jy die eerste keer die boodskap kry, gaan direk na http://www.sun.ac.za/useradm. Voordat jy jou wagwoord verander, log eers uit inetkey en Outlook om die sinkronisasieproses te vergemaklik. Indien moontlik, moenie “wireless” gebruik as jy jou wagwoord verander nie, gebruik eerder jou netwerkkabel en deaktiveer “wireless”.

Indien die rekenaar slegs tuis gebruik word, en nie op die netwerk gekoppel is nie, sal die verandering van wagwoorde net  ‘n effek hê op u e-pos en inetkey op die tuisrekenaar  en sal die aanvanklike wagwoord van die rekenaar nie ook verander, tensy dit op die netwerk gekoppel word nie. Vir wagwoorde om korrek te sinkroniseer, moet  die rekenaar/laptop aan een van die US se domeins gekoppel wees.

Hierdie week is daar in 6.5 miljoen LinkedIn rekeninge ingebreek en dit beklemtoon weereens die noodsaaklikheid van `n sterk wagwoord.

Let veral op die volgende:

  • Die vorige 10  gebruikte wagwoorde kan nie weer gebruik word nie.
  • Jou gebruikersnaam, naam of huidige wagwoord mag nie deel vorm van jou nuwe wagwoord nie.
  • Jou wagwoorde moet bestaan uit 8 of meer karakters.
  • Wagwoorde moet karakters uit 3 van die 4 onderstaande groepe bevat: Klein letters, hoofletters, syfers, spesiale karakters (byvoorbeeld %,$,#)
Gebruik ‘n woord wat aan jou bekend is of iets waarvan jy hou en vervang van die letters met ‘n nommer of verskuif die hoofletters, byvoorbeeeld:

D1tiswin7er = Dit is winter

P@nn3koeK = Pannekoek

warMKoff13 = Warm koffie

Wanneer jy jou wagwoord op http://www.sun.ac.za/useradm verander, verander ook die wagwoord ooreenstemmend op al jou ander toestelle. (selfoon, tablet, ens.) Indien jy nie jou ander toestelle by jou het nie en dit aan die internet gekonnekteer is tuis, vra dat iemand tuis dit vir jou afskakel terwyl jy jou wagwoord verander. Skakel ook onmiddellik jou toestel (rekenaar, tablet of selfoon) af nadat jy jou wagwoord suksesvol verander het sodat dit kan sinkroniseer.

Indien jy die wagwoord verander het en dit nie gou genoeg op jou Selfoon/Tablet opdateer het nie, verander dit na die nuutste wagwoord en skakel IT om rekening te “unlock”. Dit sal verhoed dat jy jou wagwoord weer moet verstel.

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