The UCLA Information Security Office is aware of UCLA staff being targeted by messages from Google Docs with the subject "Document shared with you: "HR BENEFITS.docx" requesting an urgent review of a faculty evaluation Google Doc. The email usually indicates this request is coming from a leader within the organization, but the sender address is often non-affiliated with UCLA. This is not a legitimate message from the organization, and the Google Doc should not be opened or responded to.
Spear Phishing
Fraudulent Employee Direct Deposit Information Urgent Update Requests
UCLA students report getting scammed for UCLA Football tickets in group chats.
Spear phishing attempt is a carefully crafted personalized email that is usually sent with an attachment or requests a response. The fraudster then tries to entice the recipient to open the infected attachment or respond with personal information.
We have reports from faculty and staff who have been recipients of a new twist on an old e-mail scam. These phishing scams often come from a non-UCLA email address with poor spelling/grammar.
UCLA Information Security Office is aware of UCLA students being targeted by fake job offer scams. Please read our recent Security Advisory regarding
Job Opportunity Scams at UCLA - Department of Computer Science.
UCLA Information Security Office is aware of UCLA students being targeted by fake job offer scams.
Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks.
Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks.
From: help desk
Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 8:55 AM
To:
Subject: Service
Your e-mail password expires in 2 days to retain e-mail password and details. CLICK HERE to update immediately.
Thank You.
IT Help Desk.
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