Fri, May 02, 2008

Be Aware of "Phishing" Emails
There has been a rash of "spear phishing" attacks on campus. These are emails targetted at specific people or groups that attempt to convince them to execute a malicious attachment, click on a malicious link, or divulge personal information (e.g. by emailing one's login and password to a particular address). These "spear phishing" emails are crafted to appear to come from trusted university sources, such as the campus help desk.

Please be aware that no university help desk or tech support group will send you an unsolicited message asking you to email a password or execute an attached program. If you get such a request, it is likely a forgery. For more information on the recent attacks, see http://www.news.utoronto.ca/campus-news/u-of-t-computer-staff-warn-of-phishing-scams.html

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