Original Phishing Message

NOTE: If you received this message, please DO NOT click on the link. This email is NOT legitimate. You may simply delete it.

Tips for Detection

• This sender is an individual from outside the university — note the sending address.
• Legitimate notices about password expiration will begin 14 days prior to the impending password expiration.
• You will never be asked to click on a link to keep your password.
• In this case, the link redirected to a fake Microsoft login page. The URL attempts to appear like a legitimate Microsoft site but notice the typos: login-microsoftonlinep[.]servicemicorsftonlirne[.]xyz.

Text of Phishing Message

From: jarnoff[@]elbruscp[.]com
Subject: Yo‏‏‏‏‏‏ur Pugetsound Αcc‏‏‏‏‏‏оu‏‏‏‏‏‏nt Рa‏‏‏‏‏‏ѕ‏‏‏‏‏‏ѕ‏‏‏‏‏‏wοr‏‏‏‏‏‏d I‏‏‏‏‏‏s Sе‏‏‏‏‏‏t t‏‏‏‏‏‏o Εx‏‏‏‏‏‏p‏‏‏‏‏‏irе

Mi‏‏‏‏‏‏сro‏‏‏‏‏‏ѕo‏‏‏‏‏‏ft acс‏‏‏‏‏‏оunt

Іm‏‏‏‏‏‏pо‏‏‏‏‏‏rt‏‏‏‏‏‏an‏‏‏‏‏‏t Sе‏‏‏‏‏‏cu‏‏‏‏‏‏rі‏‏‏‏‏‏ty No‏‏‏‏‏‏ti‏‏‏‏‏‏ce

Η‏‏‏‏‏‏i [username],

Yo‏‏‏‏‏‏ur Pugetsound pa‏‏‏‏‏‏ѕ‏‏‏‏‏‏ѕ‏‏‏‏‏‏wоr‏‏‏‏‏‏d i‏‏‏‏‏‏s se‏‏‏‏‏‏t t‏‏‏‏‏‏o ex‏‏‏‏‏‏р‏‏‏‏‏‏іr‏‏‏‏‏‏e i‏‏‏‏‏‏n 0 da‏‏‏‏‏‏y(s).

• [username]@pugetsound.edu

W‏‏‏‏‏‏e en‏‏‏‏‏‏cou‏‏‏‏‏‏ra‏‏‏‏‏‏ge yo‏‏‏‏‏‏u t‏‏‏‏‏‏o ta‏‏‏‏‏‏ke th‏‏‏‏‏‏e ti‏‏‏‏‏‏me no‏‏‏‏‏‏w t‏‏‏‏‏‏o ma‏‏‏‏‏‏in‏‏‏‏‏‏ta‏‏‏‏‏‏in yo‏‏‏‏‏‏ur pa‏‏‏‏‏‏ѕ‏‏‏‏‏‏ѕ‏‏‏‏‏‏wоr‏‏‏‏‏‏d ac‏‏‏‏‏‏tiv‏‏‏‏‏‏ity t‏‏‏‏‏‏o аv‏‏‏‏‏‏oіd lo‏‏‏‏‏‏gi‏‏‏‏‏‏n int‏‏‏‏‏‏еr‏‏‏‏‏‏rupt‏‏‏‏‏‏iоn.

Kе‏‏‏‏‏‏е‏‏‏‏‏‏p М‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏у Pa‏‏‏‏‏‏ѕ‏‏‏‏‏‏ѕ‏‏‏‏‏‏wоrd [link removed]

Thа‏‏‏‏‏‏nks,

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