Removal of Phishing Message from Queen's Mailboxes - 200228 Archived

  • On Friday, February 28th, several malicious emails were sent to members of the Queen's community. In keeping with the Electronic Information Security Policy, these messages are being removed from all mailboxes using an automated feature in Office 365.

    Please delete the message(s) manually from your mailbox if you have received a copy.

    If you are not using an Office 365 mailbox or forward your mail outside of Office 365, ITS is not able to automatically remove the malicious messages.

    If you received one of these messages, clicked the link and entered your credentials, please securely change your NetID password immediately.

    If you have any questions please contact the IT Support Centre at x36666.

    We have provided part of the removed messages for your reference at the bottom of this email.

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    BEGINNING OF REMOVED MESSAGE1
    Subject: FW: Queen's

    Dear Email User,

    QUEENSU.CA Maintenance
    Click the link below to reactivate and increase your Office 365 @queensu.ca Email.

    [LINK REMOVED]

    Failure to do so may result in the termination of your webmail

    Queen's University Administrator

    END OF REMOVED MESSAGE1

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    BEGINNING OF REMOVED MESSAGE2

    Subject: FW: COMM 401 - 20198007

    MAlNTENANCE
    Click the link below to reactivate and increase your Office 365 @queensu.ca Email.

    [LINK REMOVED]

    QUEENSU.CA

    END OF REMOVED MESSAGE2

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    BEGINNING OF REMOVED MESSAGE3

    Subject: FW: Notes MAlNTENANCE

    MAlNTENANCE

    Dear email user
    Your webmail quota has exceeded the quota which is 20 GB and you are currently using 22.9 GB.


    To reactivate and increase your webmail quota, click the link below.

    [LINK REMOVED]


    Failure to do so may result in the termination of your webmail


    thank you and sorry for disturbing

    @queensu.ca University administrator

    END OF REMOVED MESSAGE3

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    BEGINNING OF REMOVED MESSAGE4

    Subject: FW: @queensu.ca

    MAlNTENANCE

    Dear email user
    Your webmail quota has exceeded the quota which is 20 GB and you are currently using 22.9 GB.


    To reactivate and increase your webmail quota, click the link below.

    [LINK REMOVED]


    Failure to do so may result in the termination of your webmail


    thank you and sorry for disturbing

    @queensu.ca University administrator

    END OF REMOVED MESSAGE4
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  • Publish Date: February 28, 2020 22:25
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