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Csulb.edu Storage Notification
2022-07-21 18:46:00
Phishing

Screenshot 

screenshot of the phishing email described below

Message Contents

From: server request <fiddtasometilu8@gmx.net>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 8:58 AM
To: Annie Hong <annie.hong@csulb.edu>
Subject: Csulb.edu Storage Notification on Monday, July 18, 2022 8:57:48 AM
Importance: High

Message Intent

This email is claiming that recipient's email storage is almost full. There is a short URL linked that says “Clear Cache." Unknown email addresses should not be trusted. The link is likely attempting to send unsuspecting recipients to a fake login page to steal one's campus login username and password.

Tags: Short URL

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