A malicious email can look just like it comes from a financial institution, an e-commerce site, a government agency, or any other service or business. It often urges you to act quickly by getting you to click on a link or open an attachment because your account has been compromised or there is an urgent matter to address. The best way to report spam on campus is by marking it as junk or phishing in Outlook.
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Spam is the electronic equivalent of junk mail. The term refers to unsolicited, bulk – and often unwanted – email. Phishing attacks use email or malicious websites (clicking on a link) to collect personal and financial information or infect your machine with malware and viruses. Spear phishing involves highly specialized attacks against specific targets or small groups of targets to collect information or gain access to systems. For example, a cybercriminal may launch a spear phishing attack against a business to gain credentials to access a list of customers. From that attack, they may launch a phishing attack against the customers of the business. Since they have gained access to the network, the email they send may look even more authentic, and because the recipient is already customer of the business, the email may more easily make it through filters, and the recipient may be more likely to open the email. |
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One person’s spam could be another individual’s required message. We rely on Office 365 to preemptively block spam messages and marking them as Junk helps Office 365 improve their spam filters. The best way to report spam on campus is by marking it as junk or phishing in Outlook. |
Resources
- Spam: Federal Trade Commission
- How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams
- Spam and Phishing: StaySafeOnline Powered by the National Cyber Security Alliance
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