So do not let a URL beginning with an HTTPS fool you. A recent check of phishing sites, by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) found that three quarters of phishing sites used SSL certificates. Normally this means the site is secure as it uses SSL certificates to create a safe connection. However, worth noting, the URL began with an HTTPS. Hovering over the link in the email showed that it went to an unknown website.The email body content was poorly composed and had errors “please do not ignore this notification, because it is very compulsory” – just sounds off doesn’t it.The email address of the sender was unknown and NOT part of our company or any IT support company we use.
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Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) – if you do not update Outlook you will not be able to access your emails and even payslips and P60s might end up as inaccessibleĪpart from the fact we haven’t come across “Outlook 2020” and it looks like Microsoft won’t be releasing an Office 2020 as they are pushing Office 365, here are the reasons we knew this was a phishing email:.Threats – to encourage the recipient to click, inherent threats were made – the email is being monitored and ignoring it is not a good idea.Urgency – click the link and update to the new version of Outlook in 24 hours.The email used many typical social engineering tactics of a phishing email: An email that arrives into a corporate email account, means that it could potentially be a legitimate email. The scam email arrived into my work email account. The threats continued with a sign off saying the email was being monitored and if ignored there would be consequences. The final sense of urgency was that this update must be done within 24 hours or you could lose access to your work emails. By updating you can get access to your payslips and P60, as well as use of other administrative items such as connecting a mobile device to access your email account remotely. The inherent threat/sweetener was in the bullet under this command.
The email contained a command to click on a link to migrate to an updated version of Outlook. The email was an ‘all staff’ email, thereby circumventing the phishing advice to look for personalisation of a message. The email heading was about an ‘Outlook Update’.
Without further ado, here is this week’s scam all about an Outlook update…let’s play! Meow! The Outlook Update Scam Email This week’s scam is subtle, but not enough to trick us. However, some fraudsters try to be subtle. How could I resist? Somehow, I managed mainly because I know these to be the epitome of scams. It’s almost a hobby now, picking out the best ones to show you – and we have so much choice! This last week, I personally had at least 14 “FruityLola” and “KinkyPixie” type scams with headings such as ‘I want to play meow!’. Police didn’t comment on the act at the time.Here at The Defence Works we get to see lots of scams. It was the target of a Molotov cocktail attack in September. Loris Cavaliere’s law firm, which represented members of the Rizzuto crime family, is located at 6977 St-Laurent Blvd., near Mozart Ave. Police said Thursday that Boucher wanted Desjardins dead primarily to “ensure they could continue to control the territory,” but noted that there was also “certainly an aspect of vengeance.” NOTABLE PLACES In July, he pleaded guilty to taking part in a conspiracy to murder New York Mafia boss Salvatore Montagna in 2011. The 61-year-old is considered by police to be the leader of one of the factions that battled for control of the Mafia in 2011. Once a known associate of Vito Rizzuto, Desjardins also had ties to people who challenged the Rizzuto organization. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.