RIT Phish Bowl

8 June 2021

A phishing email purporting to offer a work opportunity for a cryptocurrency company was received by the RIT Community.

Received 12 April 2021

A phishing email encouraging all students and staff members to update their "EDU" in order to access new features and avoid an account deactivation. Below you will find a list of red flags within the email and a screenshot of what the phish looked like.

Red flags in the email:

Received within RIT Campus Groups, April 2021

Received mid March 2021

A phishing email purporting to offer a work from home opportunity for No Kid Hungry was received by the RIT Community. 

There are several cues in the message that it's not authentic. I've included a screenshot of the phish, but here's a list of cues:

16 February 2021

A group of RIT students have received text messages allegedly from their professors asking them to go to the store and buy gift cards.  If you receive one, please contact the RIT Service Desk.

Fake Amazon confirmation message with phone number to confirm

Google has started notifying uses of potentially compromised passwords. This is not a phishing attempt.

Note that you can go to Google Account Security Checkup directly from this link.

Learn more.