Phish Bowl
The Phish Bowl is a new tool designed to promote phishing awareness. Phishing is the top social attack on businesses, responsible for more than 90% of security breaches. There is no concrete way to prevent phishing attacks, meaning awareness is our strongest line of defense. As phishing messages are reported, they will be posted here along with a verdict and a date.
Did you receive an email with questionable legitimacy? Report it to security@ohio.edu, and a Security Analyst will investigate the message. They will provide a confirmation about the emails legitimacy and post it here depending on the impact and how elaborate the message is. Below is a searchable table that shows reported phishing messages that OHIO employees and students have received.
There are reports of an uptick in Coronavirus-related scams. For more information, check out Coronavirus advice from the FTC.
| Verdict | Subject | Date | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
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Confirmed Phish |
JOB FORUM or JOBFORUM | 08/03/2020 | JOB TITLE: Brand Ambassador |
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Confirmed Phish |
Xerox_Scan 380263 | 08/03/2020 | You have received a document from a Xerox Scanner |
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Legitimate Email |
Personalized Medical Guidance Orientation Webinar 7/22/20 | 07/22/2020 | Your IMPACT Employee Assistance Program provides you with access to Personalized Medical Guidance Powered by PinnacleCare.... |
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Confirmed Phish |
No Subject | 07/21/2020 | Hello, User shared with you a document to review . |
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Confirmed Phish |
No Subject | 07/21/2020 | Available? Cell phone number?
Department Chair OHIO UNIVERSITY |
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Confirmed Phish |
OBI Password change notice | 07/20/2020 | This is an automated notice that your OBI password has updated successfully. |
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Confirmed Phish |
Faculty Evaluation.docx | 07/16/2020 | itsuserdesk001@gmail.com has shared the following document: |
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Confirmed Phish |
Assessment: July 16TH | 07/16/2020 | Confirm if you are free? Need you to run a quick request. Get back to me as soon as you can. |
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Confirmed Phish |
New Blackboard Message | 07/15/2020 | [1] You have a new message in your inbox, click on the following link: |
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Confirmed Phish |
Mr/Mrs [Your Name] | 07/14/2020 | i 'll need you to run a quick task, let me know if you're unoccupied. |
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Confirmed Phish |
Urgent Invoice Past Due | 07/13/2020 | Hello [last name, first name], |
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Confirmed Phish |
Unread Msgs. | 07/10/2020 | Office has 5 emails pending in cloud for your release... |
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Legitimate Email |
FY21 Salary Review | 07/01/2020 | The Information Security Office has verified the following message to be a legitimate Ohio University communication. The message contains a PDF attachment from Ohio University Human Resources regarding fiscal year 2021 salary information with furlough reduction information. |
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Confirmed Phish |
Xerox - Completed Document | 06/30/2020 | You've received a document from a Xerox Scanner. It was scanned and sent to you using a Xerox WorkCentre on Office 365 Portal. |
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Confirmed Phish |
<empty> | 06/23/2020 | Available? |
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Confirmed Phish |
Vishing Scam | 06/22/2020 | There are reports of an uptick in University vishing scams. |
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Confirmed Phish |
Job Opportunity! | 06/18/2020 | I am Marc Richard and I work as a clinical counselor for the department |
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Confirmed Phish |
<empty> | 06/17/2020 | Hi [recipient name here]. Are you available |
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Confirmed Phish |
Part Time PA | 06/05/2020 | Professor Tom is new in Ohio and he is looking to hire a student as his PA on a part time basis... |
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Confirmed Phish |
Spongebob [Your Password] | 06/04/2020 | 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲, Spongebob, 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱. |