{"id":2955,"date":"2024-09-05T13:26:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T20:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/itservices\/?p=2955"},"modified":"2024-09-05T13:26:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T20:26:35","slug":"targeted-phishing-attempts-to-faculty-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/itservices\/2024\/09\/targeted-phishing-attempts-to-faculty-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Targeted phishing attempts to faculty and staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With semester start, UFV\u2019s Cybersecurity team has seen an increase in targeted phishing campaigns against faculty and staff. There are two types of phishing emails being commonly reported:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The gift card scam:<\/strong> These emails come from a free email provider, like Gmail, and impersonate UFV employees by signing the email with their name. The scammer starts by asking if you are free to complete a task. If you respond to their request, they will ask you to purchase gift cards and to send them the card details. This is a scam.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The voicemail scam:<\/strong> These emails ask you to click on a link (or attachment) to listen to a voicemail message. These are really phishing emails that aim to steal your login credentials and gain unauthorised access to your account. UFV does offer a voicemail-to-email service, which can make these phishing emails hard to spot. Legitimate voicemail-to-email messages from your UFV softphone will be from <em>donotreply@ufv.ca<\/em> and will <strong>not<\/strong> contain the external tag. If you aren\u2019t sure, forward it to<a id=\"menur7sg\" class=\"fui-Link ___1rxvrpe f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"mailto:phishreport@ufv.ca\" href=\"mailto:phishreport@ufv.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link phishreport@ufv.ca\"> phishreport@ufv.ca<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>How to spot these phishing emails:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The [EXTERNAL] tag:\u00a0<\/strong>Pay close attention to the [EXTERNAL] tag in the email subject and the warning footer. This indicates an email is from outside of UFV, and should be treated with caution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The sender address:\u00a0<\/strong>In Outlook, you may hover over the sender\u2019s profile picture to reveal their full email address. If it\u2019s from an external source, it should be treated with caution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In doubt? Report it!\u00a0<\/strong>Send the email to <a id=\"menur7sg\" class=\"fui-Link ___1rxvrpe f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"mailto:phishreport@ufv.ca\" href=\"mailto:phishreport@ufv.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link phishreport@ufv.ca\">phishreport@ufv.ca<\/a> and our Cybersecurity team will confirm if the email is legitimate. Reporting suspicious emails helps keep others safe, too.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn to identify phishing:\u00a0<\/strong>For tips to identify phishing emails, visit our Knowledgebase:\u00a0<a id=\"menur7si\" class=\"fui-Link ___1rxvrpe f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/itservicedesk.ufv.ca\/tdclient\/52\/itservicesportal\/kb\/articledet?id=1884\" href=\"https:\/\/itservicedesk.ufv.ca\/TDClient\/52\/ITServicesPortal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=1884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Identify Spam &amp; Phishing\">Identify Spam &amp; Phishing<\/a>, or our other email\u00a0security\u00a0resources at <a id=\"menur7sk\" class=\"fui-Link ___1rxvrpe f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"http:\/\/ufv.ca\/email\" href=\"http:\/\/ufv.ca\/email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link ufv.ca\/email\">ufv.ca\/email<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">We thank you for being vigilant, and for your help in maintaining the security of our systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With semester start, UFV\u2019s Cybersecurity team has seen an increase in targeted phishing campaigns against faculty and staff. There are two types of phishing emails being commonly reported: The gift card scam: These emails come from a free email provider, like Gmail, and impersonate UFV employees by signing the email with their name. 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