Author: Office of Cybersecurity

3/7 Alert: 2 phishing emails aimed at UW–‍Madison employees

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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.

Beware! UW–‍Madison Grad School phone scam

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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.

08/25 Email phishing alert: Subject line “NOTICE BY IT ADMINISTRATOR TO VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT”

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Scammers recently sent phony email messages that appear to come from legitimate campus email addresses. Learn how to protect yourself!