News Articles in Category: information security services

UNH IT Hosts 2018 National Cyber Security Awareness Month Events

September 27, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
  In recognition of October’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, UNH Information Security Services is hosting a series of informative events targeted towards educating the University community on the latest cyber threats and offering methods and tools to keep our data out of the hands of criminals. These events are free and open to UNH students, faculty, staff, and the general public.   ISS is incentivizing attendance at these events by hosting a raffle. UNH students, faculty,... Read More
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Phishing Email: Subject = Upgrade Your Office365 Now

July 9, 2018, by UNH Information Security Services
UNH Information Security Services (ISS) has received reports of a phishing email targeting UNH users that seeks to obtain UNH user credentials via a fake O365 log in page. This email may come from a UNH email address. The subject of the email is "Upgrade Your Office365 Now". Email Text Links in text have been removed and are underlined here for reference. Dear User, You have 5 incoming messages returned to our admin server due to temporary old version on Mailbox, kindly upgrade your email... Read More
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Legitimate Email: Subject = Hey < NAME>! You have been signed up for the latest graduate support platform at DoctoralNet

June 7, 2018, by Information Security Services
The following is a legitimate communication sent by an approved UNH Graduate School vendor - Doctoralnet.com. The subject of the email is:   Hey <NAME>!, You have been signed up for the latest graduate support platform at DoctoralNet Email Text The text of the email is provided below.  Links are removed and underlined here for reference.   Personal details are also removed and  replaced with indicators in italics. Hello <NAME>, Interim Dean Moorhead has given you a new set of... Read More
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Phishing Email: Subject = president Share An Important File With You

February 20, 2018, by UNH Information Security Services
UNH IT has received reports of a phishing email targeting UNH users that seeks to obtain UNH user credentials via a fake Microsoft O365 log in page. The subject of the email is "president Share An Important File With You" Email Text Links in text have been removed and are underlined here for reference.            president sent you an Important and Secured document  View Document   Enjoy! - The Google Doc’ Team       If you received this email, please delete it. If you clicked the link in... Read More
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Legitimate Email: Subject = IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION!

October 17, 2017, by UNH Information Security Services
The following is a legitimate University communication sent by the UNH Registrar's Office with a .pdf attachment. The subject of the email is "IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION" and the attachment is named "DC NonDegree Students JT_SPR.pdf" Email Text Hello Students, Please read the attached information - it contains important registration details for January term and Spring term.   UNH Registrar's Office   Read More
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Phishing Email: Subject = {Blank, No Subject}

October 11, 2017, by UNH Information Security Services
UNH IT has received reports of a phishing email targeting UNH faculty members requesting submission of papers for the IEEE-EECCMC conference.   The subject of the email is blank and the emails are being sent from numerous email accounts that primarily end with @icrtest.org. Email Text (links in the email text have been removed and are underlined here for reference) Respected Delegates(s)/Scholar(s),  (Last date of paper submission is extended to 18th October for the IEEE- EECCMC Conference)... Read More
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Phishing Email: Subject = Meeting Alert!

October 5, 2017, by UNH Information Security Services
UNH IT has received reports of a phishing email that attempts to obtain user credentials with UNH-branded Outlook Web Access log in page.  This attack is targeting both students and employees and may indicate it was sent from a wildcats.unh.edu email account.  The subject of the email is "Meeting Alert!" Email Text (links in the email text have been removed and are underlined here for reference) Dear User,   Kindly click here for meeting details.   Thank you. University of New Hampshire... Read More
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Phishing Email: Subject = Re: Security Request

October 4, 2017, by UNH Information Security Services
UNH IT has received reports of a phishing email that attempts to obtain user credentials with a fake log in page. The subject of the email is " Re: Security Request".  Email Text (links in the email text have been removed and are underlined here for reference) Dear e-mail user,  We have receive your request, with reference number: OK52GK#, to De-activate your email account  If this request was not made by you. kindly click  <<here>> Email Account Security IT Help Desk ©2017... Read More
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Phishing Email: Subject = UNH Email Change Notification Alert !

October 2, 2017, by UNH Information Security Services
UNH IT has received reports of a phishing email targeting UNH  that  attempts to obtain user credentials with a fake, UNH-branded Outlook Web Access Log In page. The subject of the email is "UNH Email Change Notification Alert !" Email Text (links in the email text have been removed and are underlined here for reference) Email address changed successfully   Hi, We just wanted to let you know that your University email address was recently changed on Mon,02 October  2017 05:56 AM.   Don't... Read More
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Phishing Email Targeting Students: Subject = Mailbox Limit Exceeded Payment on hold

September 25, 2017, by UNH Information Security Services
UNH IT has received reports of a phishing email targeting UNH students that may attempt to obtain user credentials with a fake Log In page. The subject of the email is "Payment on hold" Email Text (links in the email text have been removed and are underlined here for reference) Dear Customer,   We are pleased to inform you that an initial request to credit your account is currently placed on hold.    To accept this transaction for processing, kindly click on the PDF link and follow prompt... Read More
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