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Category Archives: Email
Have You Received An Invoice Spam?
The following is one of a number of spam messages that I received yesterday; all carefully filed away in the spam folder. To Whom It May Concern, Please find attached an invoice relating to Penalty Charge Notice Number IA54236946 … Continue reading
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Forged @port.ac.uk Emails
As many are undoubtedly aware, there have been a number of instances where email has been forged so that it appears to be from someone with an email address ending in @port.ac.uk. In the cases IS has investigated, the email forgeries … Continue reading
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Mail Diagnostics: Getting The Original View
When dealing with problematic emails, it is vitally important to get a proper view of the message headers. Mail clients (such as the Google Mail client on the web) typically hide this view, and only show the interesting headers such … Continue reading
Spam via Email
Spam is on the increase. Or it’s on the decrease. To be honest, it’s rather difficult to say which direction spam is going in because it’s continually variable. And because frankly, it is not an interesting topic to worry about … Continue reading
Diagnosing A Phishing Attack
People are constantly trying to get your account details in one way or another. One of the ways is to simply ask you to tell them your account details. And one of the most common ways of asking is to … Continue reading
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‘Order Number 86514719983′ = malicious email
A large-scale malware distribution campaign targeting University staff and users is being reported. Users might receive an email with the distinctive subject line ‘Order Number 86514719983′; the number seems to be random and many users are reporting many different numbers: If you … Continue reading
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Ongoing Phishing Attack: “Hello”, “Delivery Failure”, “Secure Adobe”
We are subject to an ongoing phishing attack with emails being sent with the Subject of “Hello” and the contents appearing similar to :- Hello, I sent you this document earlier but I notice the failure delivery , so I … Continue reading
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