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Friday, June 2, 2017

Example 199: Kindly Verify Your Account!!

Spam email with link to non-branded, simple form claiming to "upgrade" accounts.


 Message Text

Subject: Kindly Verify Your Account!! 
From: umni@xxxx.be
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Policy, Verify your email below to avoid the lose of your  account.
Account Verification
 ©2017 The University of Minnesota Terms of Use.

Web Form

Web form aimed at stealing passwords - note password not obscured
Web form aimed at stealing passwords - note password not obscured
 Things to note:

  • No UMN branding
  • Not from a UMN address (although the username sprinkles umn in the sender's ID)
  • Password not obscured

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