Phishing Attempt: Help Desk - Upgrade Notice

SUMMARY: Phishing Attempt: Help Desk - Upgrade Notice
POSTED ON: 02/18/2015
REPORTER: ITS Help Desk
START TIME: Feb 18 09:19 AM
END TIME: Mar 19 09:19 AM
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:

DEAR EMAIL USER : THIS MESSAGE IS FROM SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR/ICT SUPPORT CENTER , DUE TO A RECENT SPAM /PHISHING ATTACK ON OUR SERVER, WE ARE PRESENTLY RUNNING AN UPGRADE ON OUR SPAM FILTER AND ALL ISP SERVER AGAINST THIRD PARTY ACCESS CLICK HERE . YOU ARE TO FILL THE UPGRADE FORM CORRECTLY IN OTHER TO SECURE YOUR WEBMAIL ACCESS AND FILE RECORD.

THANK
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR©2015 OFFICE OUTLOOK INFORMATION CENTER
ALL RIGHT RESERVED
UPDATE:02/18/2015 09:25 AM: Additional websites blocked:

securedowaoutlook2015updatephp.weebly.com/