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From this week's InfoTech Tuesday:
A new phishing scam is hitting K-State inboxes today that appears to be from the K-State Federal Credit Union. Don't be fooled; this is an attempt to steal your account number and password. The credit union does not e-mail customers when their online access has been locked. Call the credit union at (785) 776-3003 whenever you have questions about e-mail that is purportedly from that office.
K-State is now blocking the bogus log-in credit union page (which is located in Korea) and has contacted the Internet service provider to get that website shut down. This is a good example of how criminals can steal logos and create a deceptively realistic site -- in this case, one that was targeted at thousands of K-State e-mail addresses. See the spotlight section below for tips on dealing with phishing scams and other IT security threats.
Just an FYI, because one of my cow-orkers has received this e-mail, but he's smart enough not to fall for it. It should be a moot point for now, with the IP blocked, but keep your eyes peeled.
Also: Chris Penn dead. Buh.
A new phishing scam is hitting K-State inboxes today that appears to be from the K-State Federal Credit Union. Don't be fooled; this is an attempt to steal your account number and password. The credit union does not e-mail customers when their online access has been locked. Call the credit union at (785) 776-3003 whenever you have questions about e-mail that is purportedly from that office.
K-State is now blocking the bogus log-in credit union page (which is located in Korea) and has contacted the Internet service provider to get that website shut down. This is a good example of how criminals can steal logos and create a deceptively realistic site -- in this case, one that was targeted at thousands of K-State e-mail addresses. See the spotlight section below for tips on dealing with phishing scams and other IT security threats.
Just an FYI, because one of my cow-orkers has received this e-mail, but he's smart enough not to fall for it. It should be a moot point for now, with the IP blocked, but keep your eyes peeled.
Also: Chris Penn dead. Buh.
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