Spam is unsolicited email, instant messages, or social media messages. These messages are fairly easy to spot and can be damaging if you open or respond. Phishing is an email sent from an Internet criminal disguised as an email from a legitimate, trustworthy source.
Do not respond to these e-mails, and never provide any personal information by e-mail. Do not click any links and do not open any attachments you weren’t expecting to receive. Do not forward these e-mails to your friends
Below are examples of such emails that our staff and students have recently received.
- Phishing: Your Microsoft Outlook will be suspended (11/11/2024)
- Phishing: November Staff Reports (11/7/2024)
- Phishing: Incoming mails pending delivery (10/21/2024)
- Phishing: Urgent Notification (10/16/2024)
- Phishing: Password Notification for Brooklyn on 15 October, 2024 (10/15/2024)
- Phishing: Internship Fair, 2024 (10/7/2024) - We have got a paid internship up for grabs Whether you’re seeking part-time or full-time employment, this internship offers valuable experience for students across all…
- Phishing: Your office 365 password expires today (9/26/2024) - Password Update Office 365 Hello user_name@brooklyn.cuny.edu, Your user_name@brooklyn.cuny.edu Password expires today You can continue using your current password below. Keep Current Password
- Phishing: Account Review City University of New York (9/11/2024)
- Phishing: OFFICE 365 (8/20/2024) - Our record indicates that you recently made a request to terminate your Office365 email. And this process has begun by our administrator. If this request…
- Phishing: Email termination? (8/19/2024) - Our record indicates that you recently made a request to terminate your Office365 email. And this process has begun by our administrator. If this request…