submitted by: krajewsk@augsburg.edu
This weekend a phishing email targeted Augsburg purporting to contain important payroll and benefits information. The subject is “Augsburg University has issued an important notification regarding your payroll and your newly approved benefits for the month of August.”
This is a phishing email and is fake. The website linked in the email is an attempt to steal your password.
With AI, phishing emails will keep getting better so we must remain skeptical, take a breath, and confirm the source through another channel (like a new direct email to a known email address or calling the office/person).
Some key red flags in the email include
- A sense of urgency
- It is unexpected
- A From email address that is strange
- A link to a site which does not show you the link address (it’s hiding the link destination)
You can always email your LFC or the Tech Desk if you’re unsure about the validity of the email.