{"id":1156,"date":"2023-10-31T14:13:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2023-10-31T14:13:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:13:28","slug":"phishing-from-10-24-2023-whitman-college-youre-selected-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/the-phish-tank\/1156","title":{"rendered":"Phishing from 10\/24\/2023: &#8220;WHITMAN COLLEGE: YOU&#8217;RE SELECTED TO APPLY!!!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Original Phishing Message<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subject:<\/strong> PUGETSOUND COLLEGE: YOU&#8217;RE SELECTED TO APPLY!!!<br><strong>Subject:\u00a0<\/strong>WHITMAN COLLEGE: YOU&#8217;RE SELECTED TO APPLY!!!<br><strong>From:<\/strong>\u00a0renee.walker[@]uqconnect[.]edu[.]au<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-1024x441.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-1024x441.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-768x331.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish.jpg 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Tips for Detection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;Pugetsound College&#8221; is not the name of the university<\/li><li>The email is signed generically as &#8220;recruiting support&#8221;<\/li><li>Offer is too good to be true<\/li><li>Visit Career &amp; Employment Services&#8217; guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.uconnectlabs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2023\/07\/Job-Seeker-Beware.pdf\">detecting job scams<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Where did the link lead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The link led to a form with a fake job description and asking for personal information such as physical address, personal email, phone number, age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-1-1440x959.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-1.jpg 1491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-2-1440x960.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/files\/2023\/10\/10-25-23-job-scam-phish-link-2.jpg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Text of Phishing Message<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subject: <\/strong>PUGETSOUND COLLEGE: YOU&#8217;RE SELECTED TO APPLY!!!<br><strong>Subject:<\/strong>\u00a0WHITMAN COLLEGE: YOU&#8217;RE SELECTED TO APPLY!!!<br><strong>From:<\/strong>\u00a0renee.walker[@]uqconnect[.]edu[.]au <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good day,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have been selected through the School recruiting department for a job offer. This is a Part-Time position that will only require 1-2hrs 3 days a week, no work experience or skill is required. You can make $400 weekly without affecting your regular activities and academics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE: This is for verified selected Staff\/Students\/Alumni, also international students are welcome for this opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To apply \/ check your eligibility by visiting the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enrollment Portal to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best Regards<br>Recruiting Support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original Phishing Message Subject: PUGETSOUND COLLEGE: YOU&#8217;RE SELECTED TO APPLY!!!Subject:\u00a0WHITMAN COLLEGE: YOU&#8217;RE SELECTED TO APPLY!!!From:\u00a0renee.walker[@]uqconnect[.]edu[.]au Tips for Detection &#8220;Pugetsound College&#8221; is not the name of the university The email is signed generically as &#8220;recruiting support&#8221; Offer is too good to be true Visit Career &amp; Employment Services&#8217; guide on detecting job scams Where did the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":1157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-1156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-phish-tank","tag-phishing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1156"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1163,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156\/revisions\/1163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/infosec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}