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[PHISH] TCNJ Mail.

Posted on March 6, 2024 by minsterg • 0 Comments

We received reports of users getting an email from arianna2.young@famu[.]edu with the subject TCNJ Mail. that contained a QR code and prompted the user to follow it using their 2FA enrolled device. This email is not from TCNJ and is attempting to harvest credentials from TCNJ users. The email does not come from a TCNJ email address. The page the QR code lands on is not a TCNJ.edu website and has Microsoft branding. Screenshot below. Please do not visit the site and do not enter any information into it. If you have visited the site and entered credentials, you must change your TCNJ password immediately. Thank you.

[PHISH] Email Confirmation

Posted on November 23, 2023 by minsterg • 0 Comments

We’ve been alerted to a phishing campaign using a QR code attempting to get TCNJ users to provide their email credentials. The email utilizes a QR code in an attempt to circumvent phishing detections. Do not scan the QR code or enter any informaiton in the subsequent landing page. Thank you. (QR code obfuscated and… Continue Reading

[PHISH] 2023 Employees Benefit Program

Posted on October 27, 2023 by minsterg • 0 Comments

Today we detected a phishing email that attempts to harvest TCNJ user credentials. The email claims to offer a $700 benefit to employees. The email address comes from outside the TCNJ environment and is generic in its email body. If you visited this site and entered any credentials, change your TCNJ password immediately. The landing… Continue Reading

[PHISH] Student Employment Hiring Contract

Posted on October 24, 2023 by minsterg • 0 Comments

We’ve discovered a phishing campaign directed at a number of TCNJ users in which the attacker is impersonating Lea DiFonzo. The email offers a remote assistant research position. Do not reply or interact with this attacker as they will likely attempt to gather your personal information or attempt to get you to purchase gift cards… Continue Reading

[PHISH] Job Offer Phishing Attack

Posted on October 10, 2023 by minsterg • 0 Comments

Today we identified a phishing attack against a number of TCNJ users. This email comes from an outside email address and is impersonating a faculty member at TCNJ. The attacker will respond with a URL to visit if someone replies with interest in the job offer. This URL will take the victim to a site… Continue Reading

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023

Posted on October 2, 2023 by minsterg • 0 Comments

Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023! Cybersecurity is widely becoming something that everyone should be aware of. This month we promote awareness among TCNJ employees and encourage you to promote cybersecurity awareness outside of TCNJ as well. You should have received an email regarding our annual training program, but if you have not, the email… Continue Reading

[PHISH] Retirement and Pension Meetings for TCNJ Employees

Posted on May 19, 2023 by minsterg • 0 Comments

A number of TCNJ users were sent this unsolicited email from an outside source. TCNJ does not use this service or know its legitimacy as a service. We recommend you do not communicate with the sender or click any links contained within the email. Continue Reading

[PHISH] – Your Email @tcnj.edu will be blocked

Posted on May 11, 2023 by minsterg • 0 Comments

We have received notification from a number of users that they have received an email that appears like the one below. The sender field will contain mail.tcnj.edu and the email address of the user and the email subject will indicate your email address will be blocked. This email contains a link that will attempt to… Continue Reading

[PHISH] Cell Number Phish from icloud.com emails

Posted on April 4, 2023 by minsterg • 0 Comments

We have received reports where a number of icloud.com email addresses are sending in emails impersonating TCNJ employees and requesting user cell phone numbers. The email from address contains the employees name but the email address contains a misspelled or imitated office title and ends in @icloud.com. The attackers are also including an official looking… Continue Reading

[PHISH] Invoice XXXXXXXXX from PPal Sales

Posted on March 30, 2023 by minsterg • 0 Comments

We have received notification of a possible PayPal invoice phishing scam being sent to users. The email address appears to be quickbooks@notification.intuit.com but investigation indicates replies will be sent elsewhere. Screenshots are below. Do not interact with the sender by replying or clicking any links within the email. If you receive any invoices you were… Continue Reading

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