Re: .edu email phishing

["Winders, Timothy A" <twinders () SOUTHPLAINSCOLLEGE EDU>]

I had one user yesterday report receiving a message similar to this, but I have personally not seen it.

Searching through our barracuda, I don't have anything from ask.helpdesk, nothing with the subject ending with "email 
account now."

Ha!  Just found one with "UPDATE YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT" in the subject from "educationalwebmaster75 () yahoo com" routed 
through uoregon.edu, 128.223.142.41.

Anyone from uoregon on this list?
 
Tim Winders | Associate Dean of Information Technology | South Plains College


> -----Original Message-----
> From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Jimmy Kuo
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:47 PM
> To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> Subject: [SECURITY] .edu email phishing
>
> Was this a directed (against caltech.edu) attack or was this one of a
> family
> sent to other .edu lists?  Has anyone seen one like this for their
> school?
>
> The return address was actually set up for:
>
> ask.helpdesk0 () gmail com
>
> Jimmy
>
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "ADMIN HELPDESK" <helpdesk () caltech edu>
> > > To: <undisclosed-recipients:>
> > > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:39 PM
> > > Subject: VERIFY YOUR CALTECH.EDU EMAIL ACCOUNT NOW.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear caltech.edu Email Account Owner,
> > >
> > > This message is from caltech.edu messaging center to all caltech.edu
> > > email
> > > account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail
> > > account
> > > center. We are deleting all unused caltech.edu email accounts to
> create
> > > more
> > > space for new accounts.
> > >
> > > To prevent your account from being closed, you will have to update
> it
> > > below so
> > > that we will know that it's a present used account.
> > >
> > > CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
> > >
> > > Email Username : .......... .....
> > > EMAIL Password : ................
> > > Date of Birth : .................
> > > Country or Territory : ..........
> > >
> > > Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account
> > > within Seven
> > > days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account
> permanently.
> > > Thank you for using caltech.edu
> > > Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
> > >
> > > caltech.edu Team
> > >
> > > www.caltech.edu
> > >
> > > Dear caltech.edu Email Account Owner,
> > >
> > > This message is from caltech.edu messaging center to all caltech.edu
> > > email
> > > account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail
> > > account
> > > center. We are deleting all unused caltech.edu email accounts to
> create
> > > more
> > > space for new accounts.
> > >
> > > To prevent your account from being closed, you will have to update
> it
> > > below so
> > > that we will know that it's a present used account.
> > >
> > > CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
> > >
> > > Email Username : .......... .....
> > > EMAIL Password : ................
> > > Date of Birth : .................
> > > Country or Territory : ..........
> > >
> > > Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account
> > > within Seven
> > > days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account
> permanently.
> > > Thank you for using caltech.edu
> > > Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
> > >
> > > caltech.edu Team
> > >
> > > www.caltech.edu