Phishing Attempts

Phishing Attempt | your password

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Some Faculty and Staff have received an email from an unknown criminal informing them that their computer has been compromised and their webcam has been used to record compromising video of them Read More


Phishing Alert | "Memo From HR Department"

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Some employees recently received an email claiming to be from the Wheaton College Human Resources Department. The email prompts the employee to open a hyperlink and view a message. This email is a phishing attempt. Do not click the link. Read More


Phishing Alert | “Available Office Hours?”

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Some employees recently received an email claiming to be coming to Wheaton College to buy unwanted textbooks. The email requests that the employee respond to the email with their availability and room number. Read More


Phishing Alert | “CAMPUS SECURITY NOTIFICATION”

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Some employees and students recently received an email claiming to be a security notification from Wheaton College Campus Security. The email includes a hyperlink to a protocol outline that the recipients are supposed to open. Read More


Phishing Alert | “fraudulent card charge”

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Employees recently received an email confronting them about an unknown credit card charge. The email directs the recipient to follow a hyperlink to view the sender’s bank statement and then respond to the email. Read More


Phishing Alert | "jonathan.blanchard"

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Some employees recently received an email claiming to be a request for payment. The email includes a “drive link” to a payment form and asks the recipient to fill it out as quickly as possible. Read More


Phishing Alert | "URGENT ASSISTANT POSITION"

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Some students recently received an email claiming to be a job offer. The email gives some details about the position and asks the student to respond with some personal information if they are interested. Read More


Phishing Alert | "myWheaton Portal Re-Validation"

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Some students and employees recently received an email claiming to be from the IT Help Desk. The email warns the recipient of a security breach and asks them to follow a link and enter their username and password to re-validate. Read More