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Your Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß ID Halted

Posted in: Spear Phishing

Phishing attack that has gone out to the campus community stating your netid is on hold.

Screenshot of a fake website posing to be a MSU login page.

Why this looks valid:

  • Attacker makes the alias of the email say Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß
  • Attacker uses a legitimate telephone number at MSU

Why this is phishing?

  • Email address is from an external account not associated with MSU
  • Email Subject changes:
    • We’ve halt your Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß ID
    • Your Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß ID Halted
    • Your MontcIair ID halted  < Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß is spelt with an uppercase i
    • We’ll close your Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß ID
  • Link is fake and reroutes to a different website
  • Spelling errors

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