Category Archives: Security

5/3 New phishing through a Google doc

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

A new phishing scam is going around using Google Drive. The email subject is “*(name) has shared a document on Google Docs with you” and the body of the email is a normal Google Docs description and link to a … Continue reading →

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5/1 Job$ Opp phishing

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

Phish of the Day is for babysitting and tutoring (below). The email comes from a compromised Wellesley email account, but when you reply, it’s sent to an @gmail.com account.   You can ensure the email address you’re replying to is the … Continue reading →

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4/28 Gmail POP/IMAP available

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

While POP/IMAP is available, we will work with people who use these options to move to other tools. We are likely to turn off POP/IMAP in the future, to eliminate abuse by hackers. 4/27 2pm Due to some new, nasty phishing, we’re … Continue reading →

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Phishing work offers too good to be true

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

A current phishing example offers $200 to usher an event at Collins. The email comes from a compromised Wellesley email accounts, but when you reply it is sent to an @gmail.com account. You can ensure the email address you’re replying to is … Continue reading →

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4/20 Clever phishing — update Chrome

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

In a previous service alert, we let you know about a particularly nasty phishing attack that masks URLs to make them look harmless. The alert links to a fix for Firefox, and there’s now a fix for Chrome — update … Continue reading →

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4/18 Very clever new phishing

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

Have a cup of coffee before trying to digest this one…(sigh). There’s a new and particularly nasty type of phishing that uses a fake URL using unicode that looks identical to a safe URL. A full explanation is here: http://bit.ly/2pOsGNX It affects the … Continue reading →

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2/27 Cloudbleed: Private info breach through Cloudflare

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

Summarized from CNET. com: Cloudbleed is the latest internet bug that puts users private information in jeopardy, through a breach of the internet company Cloudflare. Cloudflare securely moves information entered by users of ~3,400 “https” websites to the sites’ servers. … Continue reading →

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2/22 “Missing font” malware

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

A highly sophisticated scam targeting Google Chrome users is circulating: a pop-up prompts you to download a “missing font” file, but the file is actually malware. The style of the message makes it look completely legitimate. How can you tell … Continue reading →

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2/21 11:15am Latest phishing scams

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Erin Richardson

Beware of a couple phishing scams circulating from “Wellesley IT Admin” or “IT Notification.”  Remember LTS will never ask for your password and will always sign messages with a name of a staff member so you can followup with us. If … Continue reading →

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2/18 4:15pm Important! Dropbox phishing scam

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Erin Richardson

Please delete or mark this message as spam/phishing. Subject: You have received (1) new document via dropbox Message says someone sent you a file via Dropbox.  Sign in with your email to view, followed by a malicious link.  Do not click … Continue reading →

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