Category Archives: Malware, Anti-Virus, Phishing, Scams

This phishing email is circulating the Northeastern community. If you receive this email please do NOT click on the link and delete it from your inbox. Northeastern will NEVER ask you to validate your email account to increase your mailbox quota. Additionally, you can tell this email is a fake because the URL in the [...]

Click here for copy of the email This phishing example was sent to us in the form of a Amazon Kindle order confirmation email. This email has all the hallmarks of a phishing scam. 1.) The user did not order anything from Amazon 2.) The billing address does not belong to the user 3.) When [...]

Yesterday we reported scammers had registered over 125 domain names within hours of the Boston bombings. Today security researchers have reported that once again criminals are taking advantage of the public’s curiosity and generosity to spread malware and computer viruses. TrendLabs reports that spam messages with subjects such as “2 Explosions at Boston Marathon” and [...]

In the hours following yesterday’s explosions over 125 domain names have been registered that could potentially be used to disseminate false information, solicit fake fundraisers, and fake requests for donations. These domains contain words related to the tragedy such as, “boston”,”marathon”, “bombings”, “charity”, “fund”, “lawsuit”, “massacre”, “attack”, “news”, “info”, “victims”, etc.. Examples include: “bostonmarathonrelief.com” and [...]

IT Security was mailed this phishing letter disguised as a free airline ticket giveaway. Read up on this offline attempt to steal our personal information and protect yourself from free offer scams. More Information: American Airways Free Ticket Scam