{"id":11414,"date":"2016-10-06T10:55:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T08:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/?p=11414"},"modified":"2016-11-16T14:02:57","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T12:02:57","slug":"warning-serious-spam-causing-blocked-accounts-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/2016\/10\/warning-serious-spam-causing-blocked-accounts-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]Spam = blocked accounts [:af]Gemorspos = geblokte rekeninge"},"content":{"rendered":"

[:en]A fast-spreading spam e-mail caused problems on campus last week. Some students and staff clicked on a malicious link in a phishing e-mail and subsequently gave a hacker access to their Outlook cloud e-mail accounts. The criminal proceeded to use their e-mail addresses and mailbox to spam all their contacts. Since it was sent from a @sun address, receivers of the spam didn’t suspect anything. (An example of the e-mail, with dangerous links removed, is shown below)<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, due to the mass e-mails sent from these mailboxes, Microsoft automatically blocked the users’ accounts and they were unable to access e-mail.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Please remember to look for the general characteristics of a phishing e-mail<\/a> before you click on links in e-mail. Just because it’s sent from a @sun address , it does not mean it’s safe.<\/p>\n

If you suddenly don’t have access to your e-mail, contact the IT helpdesk (x4367). If you’ve clicked on a suspicious link, change your password immediately.<\/p>\n

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From:<\/strong>\u00a0Known address <knownaddress1@sun.ac.za><\/em>
Sent:<\/strong> 05 October 2016 12:26 PM<\/em>
To:<\/strong>\u00a0SU address <knownaddress@sun.ac.za><\/em>
Subject:<\/strong> PI Doc copy<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Please confirm PI doc copy below using Google documents<\/em>
for your account to be credited.<\/em><\/p>\n

Continue to Gdocs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Kind regards<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

[:af]<\/p>\n

\u0149 Gemorspos het verlede week soos `n veldbrand op kampus versprei. Toegang is tot sommige personeel en studente se Outlook wolkpos verkry, omdat hulle gekliek het op \u0149 skakel in \u0149\u00a0phishing<\/em> e-pos. Die slagoffers se e-posadresse is gevolglik gebruik om gemorspos aan hul kontakte te stuur. Aangesien die e-pos vanaf \u0149 @sun adres gestuur is, het ontvangers geen onraad vermoed nie. (Sien onder \u0149 voorbeeld van die betrokke e-pos, met die vals skakels verwyder)<\/p>\n

Weens die massa gemorspos wat vanaf die e-posrekeninge gestuur is, het Microsoft outomaties hierdie gebruikers se rekeninge gesluit en kon hulle nie e-pos gebruik nie.<\/p>\n

Onthou om altyd bedag te wees en uit te kyk\u00a0vir die\u00a0kenmerke van phishing<\/a>. Net omdat \u0149 e-pos vanaf \u0149 universiteitsadres gestuur\u00a0word, beteken nie\u00a0noodwendig\u00a0dat dit veilig is nie.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Indien jy skielik nie toegang tot jou e-pos het nie, kontak die IT Dienstoonbank. (x4367). Indien jy op \u0149 potensie\u00ebl gevaarlike skakel gekliek het, verander dadelik jou wagwoord.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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From:<\/strong>\u00a0Known address <knownaddress1@sun.ac.za><\/em>
Sent:<\/strong> 05 October 2016 12:26 PM<\/em>
To:<\/strong>\u00a0SU address <knownaddress@sun.ac.za><\/em>
Subject:<\/strong> PI Doc copy<\/em><\/p>\n

Please confirm PI doc copy below using Google documents<\/em>
for your account to be credited.<\/em><\/p>\n

Continue to Gdocs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Kind regards<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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