Job scams like this one are on the rise: You respond to an email job offer. Your “employer” sends you a (fraudulent) check that’s too much money, with instructions about how to send back the difference. Take these steps to protect yourself.
Now that Workday is here, we expect to be targeted by phishing attacks. We are counting on you to help keep UW secure by detecting and reporting phishing attempts. Brush up on some reminders to help you identify red flags.
“Smishing” is a version of phishing, but the message arrives via text instead of email. Find out how you can protect yourself.
Another Zoom phishing scam targeting UW–Madison: The email resembles an invitation to a meeting with the chancellor. Learn how to protect yourself from this and similar phishing attempts.
We have recently identified a phishing scam targeting UW–Madison account holders. This scam email purports to be a message from IT warning users that their account is about to be deactivated due to retirement, graduation or transfer. The scammer’s intent is to fool recipients into clicking a link and entering their personal data into a Google form.
We have recently identified a Zoom phishing scam targeting UW–Madison employees. The phish is a scam email purporting to be a Zoom meeting invitation. A promised pay raise lures the victim into clicking a link that downloads a program. The program is a legitimate remote access tool used in IT, but scammers can also use …
We have recently identified two phishing email messages that are targeting UW–Madison. Both prey on the fear, uncertainty and doubt concerning potential interactions with federal agencies, asking that readers click a risky link where they can “verify” personal information.
We have recently identified two phishing scams that are targeting UW–Madison. The first is a scam Zoom invitation that results in the victim downloading ScreenConnect software, while the second scam is health related and takes the recipient to an external website where they are asked to enter their personal information.
The UW–Madison Office of Cybersecurity and UW–Madison Graduate School are aware of a phone scam active on campus. The phone call “spoofs” the Graduate School phone number, which means that it appears to come from the Graduate School but does not.
Scammers are using generative AI technology to supercharge their schemes. Learn the telltale signs of a scam—and what to do if you find yourself targeted.