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Job Scam - York U: Jobs Placement Fall 2024 Semester

We have identified a targeted phishing email sent from a compromised university account. The email includes a PDF attachment and asks recipients to contact hr@careers-opinionoutpost.com. Do not respond, open the PDF, or engage with the email. This is a scam aimed at financially defraud you. If you have already responded to this scam: Stop all […]

Scam Alert - Your Microsoft order on Emails Abusing an Official Microsoft Email

York University and other organizations are experiencing an ongoing scam campaign leveraging an official Microsoft email address to send fraudulent order confirmations to users. The campaign abuses the official microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com email address to send fraudulent purchase notifications to York University's community.  The objective of this scam is to get recipients to call the scammers' phone […]

Phishing Alert - NOTICE BY ADMIN VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT (Please Verify your account immediately to avoid Deactivation)!! / VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSITANT JOB (REMOTE)

A targeted phishing email with the subject lines "NOTICE BY ADMIN VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT (Please Verify your account immediately to avoid Deactivation)!!" OR "VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSITANT JOB (REMOTE)" has been spotted. It's purpose is to trick recipients. The link redirects users to a Google Form that requests your Email Address, Password and Duo Passcode.  Please note […]

Job Scam Alert - Virtual Assistant Needed

A fraudulent job scam email with the subject line "Virtual Assistant Needed" was sent from a York compromised account to various mailboxes.                         The Information Security team has taken action to remove the fraudulent messages. If you receive similar messages, please report it immediately […]

Phish Alert - "Ongoing Employment Opportunity" AND "Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant!!"

Scammers are using compromised YorkU email accounts to send fictitious employment emails looking for an Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant. The link will open a Google Form, asking for personal information and requests that recipients get in touch with Dickens Tryone at hrworldvision1@outlook.com. The scammer may ask to connect over the messaging app, Discord.       […]