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The most recent ITS Alerts affecting E-mail (spam, phishing) are listed below and are also published via the E-mail (spam, phishing) Alerts RSS feed. In addition to the alerts below, a continuously updated list of the latest virus threats is provided on the right side of this page.
Strange e-mail message in users IMAP and POP inbox.
Last updated on August 24, 2009 at 02:23:17 PM
After the upgrade of the IMAP server on Aug 18, 2009 per http://alerts.its.psu.edu/alert-1197, users who access their e-mail with both POP and IMAP, may start seeing the...read more
ITS Continues to Enhance Anti-Spam Efforts
Last updated on May 4, 2009 at 01:36:11 PM
Last week, Information Technology Services (ITS) recognized the increased amount of spam circumventing the spam filters employed for psu.edu. This increase occurred because spam messages were being sent and delivered...read more
Resolved: Newest targeted phishing spam links to fake WebAccess login page
Last updated on March 30, 2009 at 12:56:41 PM
Superseded by Alert # 1078 on March 30, 2009 A new variant of a phishing scam targeting Penn State users in an effort to convince them to give away their...read more
New targeted password phishing variants
Last updated on March 30, 2009 at 12:43:02 PM
Two new variants of phishing spam have been reported today (March 30). One is a fairly familiar phishing variant pretending to be web-based e-mail server maintenance, appears to be from...read more
Phishing E-mails Sent to Penn State Addresses
Last updated on February 12, 2009 at 07:42:42 AM
A few new phishing e-mail scams targeting the Penn State community have come to light recently. E-mail messages claiming to be from EDU.WEBMAIL TEAM or other addresses asking for verification...read more
Resolved: E-mail delays expected going to hotmail.com and live.com addresses
Last updated on January 16, 2009 at 06:07:52 AM
Information Technology Services (ITS) has become aware that some e-mail messages being sent to @hotmail.com and @live.com via smtp.psu.edu are being delayed for up to 55 hours. Customers who...read more
Resolved: Keystroke logging worm circulated via e-mail
Last updated on December 4, 2008 at 08:38:27 AM
Resolved as much as a worm circulating via e-mail can be. Symantec definitions, which identify the initial vector of infection as W32.Ackantta@mm, became available for manual download via the Symantec...read more
Bogus E-mail Messages Circulating
Last updated on July 28, 2008 at 03:30:09 PM
Warning: bogus e-mail messages from addresses such as: "The Psu.edu Team," "websupport@webmaster.com," "Psu.edu Billing Department," and "ALERT@psu.edu" have been circulating that claim to be...read more
Resolved: Targeted password phishing continues
Last updated on July 2, 2008 at 01:04:44 PM
Superseded by July 2, 2008 Alert - Targeted password phishing continues http://alerts.its.psu.edu/alert-763
Resolved: Power Problem Affecting Some ITS Services
Last updated on April 21, 2008 at 06:01:46 PM
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