Phish Bowl | Ohio University

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. Phishing messages come in a variety of formats. Be sure to check out types of phishing messages to see common phishing attempts the University receives.

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 have been reports across the nation about a new phishing campaign where scammers are promising access to the vaccine in exchange for sensitive personal information, as well as companies selling fake treatments promising to cure or prevent Covid-19. Additionally, there are reports of an uptick in other Coronavirus-related scams. For more information, check out Coronavirus advice from the FTC.

Verdict	Subject	Date	Abstract
Confirmed Phish	User shared a file with you	10/14/2021	FWD: [REACTED name] has shared a file with you....
Confirmed Phish	Pay Notification	09/03/2021	This phishing email is designed to look like an urgent message about payments, and to trick recipients into clicking a malicious link.
Confirmed Phish	ohio.edu Action Required	09/01/2021	This phishing email is designed to look like a password expiration email from Office 365, and to trick recipients into clicking a malicious link.
Legitimate Email	Get started with Adobe Spark for Higher-Ed	08/27/2021	Due to recent changes in the way OHIO University handles certain licensing, OHIO staff and faculty may see an increase in Adobe-related emails sharing various products.
Legitimate Email	Immediate Action - Testing Pathway Requirement	08/25/2021	OHIO students, faculty, and staff are required to choose a testing pathway immediately.
Confirmed Phish	Document shared with you: "Human Resources Department Message.docx"	08/17/2021	teamit742@gmail.com shared a document...
Legitimate Email	Login changes coming to PeopleAdmin	08/09/2021	Greetings from UHR: You are receiving this message because you are an HR System User of PeopleAdmin. HR System Users have access to administrative functions within PeopleAdmin, such as reviewing position postings and reviewing applications, and often act as Hiring Managers or Student Hiring Managers.
Confirmed Phish	Help Desk	07/21/2021	Malicious email claiming to be from the Service Help Desk. Your Edu account will be De-activated shortly....CLICK HERE
Confirmed Phish	*PERSONAL ASSISTANT*	07/15/2021	Malicious employment opportunity claiming to be through Ohio University Human Resources with attached .txt file requesting reply to an external email address.
Legitimate Email	Ohio University has assigned you training	07/02/2021	Hello [Name], We are so glad that you are a part of the Ohio University community...
Confirmed Phish	Document shared with you: "Evaluation.docx01.docx"	07/01/2021	dlopez[@]ossiningufsd[.]org shared a document...
Legitimate Email	AY2021-22 Reappointment	07/01/2021	Hello, Please see the attached PDF...
Legitimate Email	FY22 Salary Review	06/30/2021	Hello, Please see the attached PDF...
Confirmed Phish	jredlo shared "FACULTY EVALUATION FORM" with you.	06/29/2021	jredlo shared a file with you...
Confirmed Phish	Ohio University Part-Time Job	06/28/2021	Dear Students and Staff Work at your convenience and earn $450 weekly.....
Confirmed Phish	Send me your available cell number	06/17/2021	-- [REDACTED name] Dean College of Business Ohio University
Legitimate Email	A message from President M. Duane Nellis	06/10/2021	A message from President M. Duane Nellis Dear Colleagues – I’m reaching out as a follow up to our March announcement....
Confirmed Phish	Favor	05/28/2021	Hi there, I hope your day is going great? Actually, I need a favor from you....
Confirmed Phish	Password_Notification	05/20/2021	Password will expire in (0) days
Confirmed Phish	New 18,640 USD Ohio Pandemic Stimulus Benefit for you.	05/14/2021	Congratulations! You are approved for the new pandemic stimulus benefit.....