Please be aware of attackers using text messages to impersonate TCNJ employees. See a recent example below. Indicators of fake text messages are similar to those in phishing emails, as well as out-of-state area codes or numbers marked private. Continue Reading
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[PHISH] Available?
We’ve received reports of attackers impersonating TCNJ faculty making the rounds again. See the example email below. Be sure to check the sender’s email address beyond the display name. Report any suspicious emails to phish@tcnj.edu Continue Reading
[PHISH] Executive and Personal Assistant
Another job offer phishing email has made the rounds here at TCNJ. The offer mentions a few hours of work for a large amount of compensation. Please ignore and delete this email and do not reply to the sender or the email in the body, nor complete the requested Google form. An example of the… Continue Reading
[PHISH] The College of New Jersey Account Email Verification
This morning we received reports regarding a widespread phishing email sent to a number of TCNJ users. The email mentions verifying your Microsoft 365 email (TCNJ uses Gmail) and links to a Google form. This email is not legitimate, please ignore and delete it, and do not complete the form. An example of the email… Continue Reading
[PHISH] REMOTE JOB POSITION
We received reports of another job offer phishing email, see the example below. Please do not reply to either email address or provide any information to the attacker. Please delete and ignore this email and report any suspicious emails to phish@tcnj.edu Continue Reading
[PHISH] Data Collection Research
See below for an example of a recent phishing attempt offering a research position and requesting personal information. This one impersonates a TCNJ faculty member but comes from a Gmail account. Be sure to carefully review any email received and confirm the validity of the email with the sender directly, preferably via phone call, in… Continue Reading
[PHISH] TCNJ Mail.
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… Continue Reading
[PHISH] SEND ME YOUR AVAILABLE TEXT NUMBER
New phish reported. Please delete and do not reply. No message in the body, just the name of a TCNJ faculty. Subject: SEND ME YOUR AVAILABLE TEXT NUMBER THAT I CAN REACH YOU AT Continue Reading
[PHISH] Email Confirmation
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] STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION
The following student job scam message was sent to a large number of people. Please ignore and delete the message. From: nikd86@optonline.net Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2023 5:19 PM Subject: STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION FROM THE OFFICE OF JOB PLACEMENT AND STUDENT SERVICES – THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY In reference to the above subject… Continue Reading