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The reason why scammers are so successful is because they catch people regularly!)] TJ ET BT 432.949 385.176 Td /F3 9.0 Tf [([ARTICLE BY DAVID WILES])] TJ ET BT 61.016 366.687 Td /F3 9.0 Tf [(Posted in:E-mail,Security | | With 0 comments)] TJ ET endstream endobj 8 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F1 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 9 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F2 /BaseFont /Helvetica /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj 10 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /Name /F3 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Oblique /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding >> endobj xref 0 11 0000000000 65535 f 0000000008 00000 n 0000000073 00000 n 0000000119 00000 n 0000000294 00000 n 0000000323 00000 n 0000000458 00000 n 0000000521 00000 n 0000005075 00000 n 0000005187 00000 n 0000005294 00000 n trailer << /Size 11 /Root 1 0 R /Info 5 0 R >> startxref 5410 %%EOF New html phishing scam « Informasietegnologie
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New html phishing scam

There are a number of e-mails arriving in student and personnel accounts that have malware/virus infected attachments, usually *disguised* as .html files.

The e-mails have subject lines like “UCount reward confirmation” and “Confirmation of epayment” and have .html attachments.  After clicking the link on the webpage that appear, you will be sent to a fraudulent site, which looks just like the institution’s web site and you will be asked for various sensitive information. Although the Trojan attachment does not install anything into the system, it utilizes the “social engineering” technique to force users fill in their personal data on a fraudulent web site.

  • Always beware when asked for private information.
  • Do not click on links in e-mail and do not copy-paste them into your browser.
  • Open a new browser window and type in the company’s correct address.
  • Make sure such requests are genuine by, for example, calling a known company’s phone number.
  • Do not send sensitive information by e-mail. Legitimate companies do not ask you to send important data by e-mail.

Be careful out there. The reason why scammers are so successful is because they catch people regularly!

[ARTICLE BY DAVID WILES]

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