A fraudulent email with the subject "A letter of suspension from Microsoft" has been sent to York University email accounts. The email states that the user's account ___@yorku.ca will be disconnected from sending or receiving emails from other users because they have failed to resolve errors in their mail. It urges the user to resolve […]
Advisories & Alerts
Phish Alert - Here's the document shared with you
Various York University community members have received a phishing email which is coming from a masqueraded YorkU email address: SharePoint <HR@yorku.ca>. The email has the appearance of a SharePoint document that is being shared with the user and a description which states "yorku.ca May salary payment approval list by the Board Of Directors. Please review […]
Advisory Security Notice: Scam calls targeting international students
We have been advised by the Student Services & International Relations department of an active, sophisticated scam campaign targeting international students. There have been a number of scam calls from individuals claiming to be employees of York University, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Recently, a number of international […]
Phish Alert - virus detected (5)
A fraudulent email with the subject "<username> virus detected (5)" has been sent to York University email accounts. The email states that the user's Norton Antivirus Protection has expired, and their PC may be vulnerable to viruses and other threats. It urges the user to click on a link to Renew_Subscription. The link redirects users […]
Information Security Notice: “UNICEF internship program offer” Phishing
A large number of phishing emails were sent to York email accounts, part of a known scam advertising a fake job opportunity i.e. UNICEF internship program. The emails are fraudulent and intended to trick recipients into providing personal information such as a personal (non-YorkU) email address and a phone number. At that point additional correspondence […]
Phish Alert - Urgent review / urgent attention
A fraudulent email from a spoofed YorkU email address was sent to various members of the community. It states that an Adobe Remittance has been shared and tells the user to "View Remittance". The "View Remittance" link in the email re-directs users to an external site that is malicious. The email can safely be […]
Phish Alert - Alerte
Various York University community members have received a phishing email which appears to be coming from the recipient themselves. The email is written in French, and states that the user's account has been compromised. The attacker claims to have explicit videos of the user and demands €1200 (euro) in bitcoin to prevent this footage from […]
Phish Alert - Your.Antivirus.Has.Expired⚠️Your computer is infected⛔️
Various members of the YorkU community have received a fake email with the subject "<username>Your.Antivirus.Has.Expired⚠️Your computer is infected⛔️" The email states that the user's Norton Security subscription has expired and urges them to renew their subscription. The link in the email re-directed users to an external site that is malicious. The email can safely be […]
Two-Factor authentication (2FA) enrollments to begin week of February 8, 2021
We are pleased to advise that enrollment of Duo, two-factor authentication will begin week of February 8, starting with activation of those with surname beginning with ‘A’, and proceeding alphabetically until all community members have been enrolled. We expect to complete the process by the end of April 2021. Once your account is activated, you will […]
Phish Alert - Receive your files sent via WeTransfer before it expires.
A fake email from a YorkU email address was sent to various members of the community. It urges the user to receive their files using WeTransfer before it expires. The link in the email re-directed users to an external site that is malicious. The email can safely be deleted. If you clicked on the […]
