Various York email users have received a spoofed phishing message with the subject of the email 'BUSY'. Spoofing is the act of disguising a communication from an unknown source as being from a known, trusted source. In the email, the sender is disguising themselves as a member of the York University community and want the user to […]
Advisories & Alerts
Phish Alert - Inbox Full Notification
Members of the YorkU community received a fake email with the subject line: ‘[Specific date & time] Inbox Full Notification on yorku.ca Mail service’. This is a known tactic of malicious actors to incite a sense of worry in a user and get them to click on a malicious link. The email can safely be […]
Phish Alert - 20 January, 2021
A phishing email with the subject line “20 January, 2021” was sent to various York mailboxes. The email notified the user they ‘Received New Docs’ and was masqueraded to look like it was a Microsoft document sent from a YorkU email. The link in the email re-directed users to an external site that is malicious. […]
Information Security Notice: “Job Opportunity” Phishing
A large number of phishing messages were sent to York email accounts, part of a known scam advertising a fake “job opportunity”. The messages are fraudulent and intended to trick recipients into providing personal information, including personal (non-York) email address, and cellphone number. At that point additional correspondence to gather more personal information would follow, […]
Job Opportunity "Work At Home" Scam Alert
A known scam advertising a fake “job opportunity” was sent to York email accounts today. The messages are fraudulent and intended to trick recipients into providing personal information, including personal (non-York) email address, and cellphone number. If you replied to the malicious email, please ignore any future communication related to this phishing email. If you provided your username and password, please […]
Phish Alert - WARNING
A phish email with the subject line "Warning" was sent to various York mailboxes. The link in the email re-directed users to an external site that is malicious. If you clicked on the link and provided your credentials, please change your password immediately and contact askit@yorku.ca
Phish Alert - YOU BETTER READ THIS!
A phishing campaign is being launched against York University which aims to target the emotions of users receiving the item. The item states that the users account has been compromised and that the user should pay $950 USD in bitcoin to the attacker to stop them from sharing files, personal information etc. This is a classic […]
Phish Alert - Your Microsoft email account will expire on November 18, 2020
A fake email from Microsoft was sent to various members of the community. The email can safely be deleted. If you've responded to the phish email, please change your password immediately and contact askit@yorku.ca
Phish Alert - New payroll message
Many York email users have received a targeted phishing message directing you to a login page that is a close forgery of the Passport York login site. The message is fraudulent and should be deleted. The subject of the email is "New payroll message". If you provided your credentials, please consider them as compromised and you should […]
Cyber Security Advice for Researchers During Covid-19
Following up on the Advisory Security Notice on Fraud Targeting Covid-19 Researchers, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) are reminding COVID-19 researchers to remain vigilant and to stay alert to potential threats affecting their research. The CCCS has provided additional Cyber security guidance. Cyber Security Advice and Guidance for Research and Development Organizations During […]
