Scammer compromised a YorkU email account and sent over 9900 phishing emails.

 

Following through with the fraudulent link attached in email will result in compromise of personal information and potential financial loss.

 

 

 

The Information Security team has taken action to remove the fraudulent messages. If you receive similar messages, please report it immediately by clicking on the Report Phishing button or forward it to phishing@yorku.ca.

If you have already responded to this scam:

• Stop all communication with the scammer and notify infosec@yorku.ca;
• If you provided any account names or passwords, change any such passwords immediately;
• Be vigilant about reviewing any email correspondence from coinbase_coordinator@outlook.com;
• If you receive a Duo 2FA request that you do not expect, press NO and report it;
• Report the scam to your local law enforcement;
• Report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.