Original Phishing Message
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Tips for Detection
- Cloud file sharing links are a very common technique used in phishing emails. Links in these emails are typically designed to steal your credentials or to download malware onto your computer.
- If you are not expecting a shared file from somebody you know or receive a document sharing link from somebody you do not know, always use extra caution.
- Notice the misspelling of “Isiaah” in the text of the email. It appears the sender was attempting to impersonate a campus member.
- Notice that the file extension in the linked document appears to be “.File” which is not a valid document type. An extremely generic document title like “doc.File” is suspicious.
Text of Phishing Message
From: Daniel.Garbutt[@]usrowing[.]org
Subject: Daniel Garbutt shared “doc.File” with you.
Daniel Garbutt shared a file with you.
FWD: siaah Crawford Shared a file with one drive.
doc.File
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