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Payroll schedule message.

July 19, 2017 by mcl158

From: “Penn State University Supposrt.” <REDACTED@usm.edu>
To: “{}+_{” <REDACTED@usm.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 12:53:13 PM
Subject: Payroll schedule message.

You have 1 new Important Schedule message

Click here to read  [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the dordingull.com domain]

The Pennsylvania State University.

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: link shown is not the real link, no personalization, poor grammar

UPDATE Your Account Now

July 19, 2017 by mcl158

From: “Account Security” <REDACTED@psu.edu>
To: “Recipients” <REDACTED@psu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 12:52:06 PM
Subject: UPDATE Your Account Now

Dear User,

Our record indicates that you recently made a request to shutdown your Email and this request will be processed shortly.
If this request was made accidentally and you have no knowledge of it, you are advised to cancel the request now

Cancel De-activation   [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the oucreate.com domain]

However, if you do not cancel this request your account will be shutdown shortly and all your email data will be lost permanently.
Regards.
Pennsylvania Security Team

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess Tagged With: generic greeting, link shown is not the real link, no personalization, poor grammar, threatens action

IT Help Desk — Penn State University – Student Update

July 19, 2017 by mcl158

Subject: IT Help Desk — Penn State University – Student Update
To: Recipients <REDACTED@psu.edu>
From: “PennState” <REDACTED@psu.edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:37:01 +0300

Dear PSU Students,

We’re making few improvements, aimed at giving better security.
Your account is experiencing a very serious technical problem.

Activate account refresh repair process.

Proceed here>>>>>    [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the  repsi.bvcoend.ac.in domain]

The Pennsylvania State University
Hintz Family Alumni Center
University Park, PA 16802
800-548-LION (5466)

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess, PSU Message and Non-PSU Site Tagged With: generic greeting, link shown is not the real link, no "to" address, no personalization, unclear instructions

Dear User

July 11, 2017 by mcl158

Phishing message from July 10 & 11, 2017

 

From: REDACTED@psu.edu
To: REDACTED@psu.edu
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 4:57:37 PM
Subject: Dear User

Due to database maintenance that is happening in our PSU mail message center, we are currently deleting ALL inactive and hacked PSU E-mail account from our email account database, with this new improved security software it will provides our users with a new security system to protect our users from getting their PSU E-mail accounts hacked.
We recommend that you update your account now to avoid termination or account DE-activation.
CLICK HERE ADMIN SYSTEM  to verify your mail account.
[Link above leads to a fake WebAccess page in the guncelim.net domain]
We are sorry for the inconvenient.
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
ITS Service Desk staff

Filed Under: PSU But Not Penn State Tagged With: bad link address, link shown is not the real link, no personalization, poor grammar, threatens action

Schedule message

July 7, 2017 by mcl158

From:     Penn State (REDACTED@psu.edu)
Date:     Thursday, July 06, 2017  07:27 PM
To:     REDACTED@outreach.psu.edu
Subject: Schedule message

You have 1 new Important Schedule message

Click here to read    [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the apiterapia.com.ec domain]

Penn State University Blackboard | Technology Services

Filed Under: PSU Message and Non-PSU Site Tagged With: bad "from" address, generic greeting, link shown is not the real link

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