Please beware should you get an email from Alex McKenzie from CW (see below). It has the subject of christopherward 5/3/2019
I am highly suspect that this a phishing email or a virus waiting to be unleashed. I have no idea of the source, but have notified our IT people to see what they can discover.
Beware.....Phishing or virus?
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Beware.....Phishing or virus?
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Re: Beware.....Phishing or virus?
What url does the REVIEW DOCUMENT hyperlink lead to? A quick hover over any suspicious url usually reveals it to be phishing. Curious to know what the scammers are trying. Given your proximity to those at CW, this could be a targeted spear phishing attack.
Re: Beware.....Phishing or virus?
I got this last night and tried to open it. It went straight to my one drive so dumped it before going any further.
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Re: Beware.....Phishing or virus?
I got it as well.
It linked to a document at box.com which looked like a oneDrive screen.
If you click it, it opens a website named mediac.ga that tries to look like a oneDrive login screen.
Nothing really happened as I don’t have a oneDrive account.
Florian
It linked to a document at box.com which looked like a oneDrive screen.
If you click it, it opens a website named mediac.ga that tries to look like a oneDrive login screen.
Nothing really happened as I don’t have a oneDrive account.
Florian
Re: Beware.....Phishing or virus?
Received this yesterday, deleted it straight away as someone on the cwe Facebook page warned it was a virus.
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Re: Beware.....Phishing or virus?
Thanks for the heads up.
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Re: Beware.....Phishing or virus?
“Christopher uses box...”
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Re: Beware.....Phishing or virus?
Yes, got this too, and now deleted.
Thanks Steve
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Re: Beware.....Phishing or virus?
Yep, another member with the phishing email....
I guess the worrying thing is that there must have been a data breach for the, ....can’t think of the technical term... oh yes “ jerk” to have got our email addresses. I wonder what other information they have had access to...payment card details, home address...?
Do please keep us updated CW.
I guess the worrying thing is that there must have been a data breach for the, ....can’t think of the technical term... oh yes “ jerk” to have got our email addresses. I wonder what other information they have had access to...payment card details, home address...?
Do please keep us updated CW.
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Re: Beware.....Phishing or virus?
Our IT people have determined that this was definitely a phishing-email. As a result several emails were sent out via Alex's mailbox.
I have been assured that all has been done to mitigate against any risk/exposure both internally and externally.
There has been no security breach to any sensitive information whatsoever.
All you need do is to delete the email.
I have been assured that all has been done to mitigate against any risk/exposure both internally and externally.
There has been no security breach to any sensitive information whatsoever.
All you need do is to delete the email.
Kip
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