Universities targeted by HR Phishing Campaign

The City of London Police have notified us of a phishing campaign that seeks access to HR and payroll systems. Convincing University-branded emails, some containing salary increase promises, are being sent to University staff across the UK.  These emails direct staff to landing pages that are convincing copies of University intranet/HR portal login screens. Login …

Phishing emails target new students

New students are an easy target for phishing email scams. The BBC recently reported on a phishing scam that specifically targets new University students. The scam email looks like it is from a University’s finance department and prompts students to fill in a form online with their personal banking details in order to claim a grant. …

Don’t get hooked by Phishers

There has been a lot of press focus recently on online fraud and cyber security. Information Services spend a lot of time cleaning up after registered University users (staff and students) have responded to phishing emails and divulged their University username and password. Last week alone 12 UoN people responded to phishing emails. As Lucas …

Phishing – don’t get caught out

This morning the IT Service Desk was alerted to a Phishing email attack. I received one of these emails at 10:01 this morning and want to share some tips avoid becoming a victim of one of these campaigns because these attempts to extract information pose a serious risk to your email accounts and personal data. A Phishing campaign …