Phish Bowl

Salary Increase Notification – Mount Royal University 03/04/2024

The original message:

What gave it away:

 

If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:

Report using the PhishAlarm button or by forwarding the email to cybersecurity@mtroyal.ca

 

 

Search terms – Salary, increase, approved, Mount, Royal, University, contributions, recoginzing, rewarding, access, increment, payroll, employee, relations, adjustment

Folder “Bonus Increase” has been shared – 06/06/22

The original message:

What gave it away:

If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:

Report the email using the PhishAlarm button or forward the email to cybersecurity@mtroyal.ca.

 

 

Search terms – bonus, increase, document, salaries

Net – Frank Cotae 15/16/22

The original message:

What gave it away:

If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:

Send an email to Frank using his Mount Royal email address informing him of our payroll change procedures.

 

Search terms – employee portal, error, message, modify, direct deposit, pay, voided check, account, update

Gross – Francois Nadon 02/07/22

The original message:

What gave it away:

If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:

Contact Francois, using his Mount Royal email address.

 

Search terms – direct, deposit, employee, portal, update, pay, taxes

Update my payroll info 04/07/20

The original message:

What gave it away:

The only thing in the email that is concerning is the request itself. There is nothing to peg this as a malicious email. It looks completely legitimate and innocent. The sender’s email even looks correct.  However this is a phishing email, the email address has been spoofed.

If you aren’t sure if it is legitimate:

Confirm with the sender that they made the request.

 

 

Search terms –  payroll, deposit, update, process