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[PHISH] Subject: Remote Assistant Position

Fake job scam email reported. It links to a Google form, which is outside of our TCNJ domain, even though it has a TCNJ Image header. There is no real job. Do not submit any information in the form.  Subject: Remote Assistant Position To: Hello, Student Affairs is looking for students to work as a…

[Phish] Subject: Email confirmation.

Another QR code phish was reported. Please delete the message. The image text contains Due to recent security, This email is to confirm 2-Factor Authentication for all.. The College of New Jersey email recipients You’re hereby required to complete exercise with the mobile number you want your …    

[PHISH] TCNJ Mail.

We received reports of users getting an email from arianna2.young@famu[.]edu with the subject TCNJ Mail. that contained a QR code and prompted the user to follow it using their 2FA enrolled device.  This email is not from TCNJ and is attempting to harvest credentials from TCNJ users.  The email does not come from a TCNJ…

[PHISH] URGENT: Possible Exposure Incident

The following phish was reported. Please delete the message. The link is a cloned TCNJ login page that would even ask for Duo codes. If you did fall for this phish you must change your TCNJ password immediately.  Dear Members of the The College of New Jersey Community, I trust this message finds you in good health.…

[PHISH] SEND ME YOUR AVAILABLE TEXT NUMBER

New phish reported. Please delete and do not reply. No message in the body, just the name of a TCNJ faculty.  Subject: SEND ME YOUR AVAILABLE TEXT NUMBER THAT I CAN REACH YOU AT

[PHISH] Email Confirmation

We’ve been alerted to a phishing campaign using a QR code attempting to get TCNJ users to provide their email credentials.  The email utilizes a QR code in an attempt to circumvent phishing detections.  Do not scan the QR code or enter any informaiton in the subsequent landing page.  Thank you. (QR code obfuscated and…

[PHISH] STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION

The following student job scam message was sent to a large number of people. Please ignore and delete the message.  From: nikd86@optonline.net Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2023 5:19 PM Subject: STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION FROM THE OFFICE OF JOB PLACEMENT AND STUDENT SERVICES – THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY In reference to the above subject…

[PHISH] 2023 Employees Benefit Program

Today we detected a phishing email that attempts to harvest TCNJ user credentials.  The email claims to offer a $700 benefit to employees.  The email address comes from outside the TCNJ environment and is generic in its email body.  If you visited this site and entered any credentials, change your TCNJ password immediately. The landing…

[PHISH] Student Employment Hiring Contract

We’ve discovered a phishing campaign directed at a number of TCNJ users in which the attacker is impersonating Lea DiFonzo.  The email offers a remote assistant research position.  Do not reply or interact with this attacker as they will likely attempt to gather your personal information or attempt to get you to purchase gift cards…

[PHISH] Job Offer Phishing Attack

Today we identified a phishing attack against a number of TCNJ users.  This email comes from an outside email address and is impersonating a faculty member at TCNJ.  The attacker will respond with a URL to visit if someone replies with interest in the job offer.  This URL will take the victim to a site…

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