| SUMMARY: | Phishing Attempt: WEBMASTER EMAIL UPGRADE |
| POSTED ON: | 07/23/2012 |
| REPORTER: | ITS Help Desk |
| START TIME: | Jul 23 02:53 PM |
| END TIME: | Aug 02 02:20 PM |
| DESCRIPTION: |
A phishing attempt has been reported supposedly from the University of Hawaii. Please do NOT reply to the email or click on the link. Do NOT submit your personal information.
The University of Hawaii will NEVER ask for your UH username and password in an email message. See: http://www.hawaii.edu/askus/898 for reporting a new/suspicious email targeting UH usernames. Sample message: From: Webmaster Help Desk <cyber_upgrade@cyberservices.com> Date: July 23, 2012 7:22:07 AM HST To: Recipients <cyber_upgrade@cyberservices.com> Subject: WEBMASTER EMAIL UPGRADE Reply-To: webmasteridentity@live.com Dear Webmail User Your mailbox has exceeded the limit of Quota Usage, which is as set by your manager, and access to your mailbox via our mail portal will be unavailable for sometime during this maintenance period. You will not be able to create new e-mail to send or receive again until you validate your mailbox. To re-validate your mailbox, you can CLICK HERE https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=[removed] Thanks System Administrator. Copyright © 2012 # WEBMASTER ADMIN • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED • |
