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Category Archives: IT Security
Identity Theft
In 2007 there were 3 Identity Thefts reported to Campus Safety, in 2008 there has already been 73 reported cases…
Email Scam Warning – Confirm U of S Webmail
Please note, the following email is a fraud. The University of Saskatchewan will never request your password. Do not EVER provide this information to anyone. If you receive this or similar emails, delete them immediately!
Greeting Card – Virus Warning
Many greeting card messages sent via email are simply a ploy to get users to either download and install an infected computer file or to visit a site where the user will receive a virus.
UPS Package – Virus Warning
Please be aware of a virus that has been making rounds throughout campus. It comes as an email stating that there has been some problem with a package shipped through UPS and that you should view the attached file.
Disturbing Email Spam
Users should be aware of the following email and ones like it which appear to be personalized and of a disturbing nature. These emails are an attempt to frustrate or worry you so that you will follow the included link and be taken to a site that may attempt to install a virus onto your system. Please do not follow the included link and delete the email immediately.
Example:
From: angeliney@yahoo.com
Sent: April-23-08 9:49 AM
To: xxxxxxxxxxx@usask.ca
Subject: She has already gone to hospital! ! !
Hello, xxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Listen to me carefully, i don’t know what your name is, but i’ll find you and i’ll cripple you, because this is you who tempted her!!! She has already gone to hospital, you’re next, this is evidence:
[LINK REMOVED]
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angeliney
Usask Webmail Scam Alert
Please DO NOT respond to any emails indicating they are from the Usask Webmail Support Team which request your username and password. No legitimate IT resource on campus will request your username and password for any reason. Here is an example of the most recent version of this email:
Email Spam Warning – Verify Email Address
Campus Safety would like to warn all University of Saskatchewan Faculty, Staff and Students about an attempted email and password collection scam…
Cyberstalking and Online Harassment
Are you getting harassing emails or instant messages? This may be a form of Cyberstalking or Online Harassment and it’s nothing to take lightly…
Identity Theft
Identity theft could happen to anyone… It is a criminal offense in which a person intends to acquire an identification of another person and uses it without proper authorization and adopts it as their own.