Spammers Targeting College Students

In an effort to generate large volumes of spam, a latest phishing attack is targeting South Carolina college students and staff, the FBI reports. The scam is asking for the student’s user ID and password which is needed for a server repair – do not respond.

Anyone suspect of any phishing scam should not respond to the email. They can report a suspicious email to the FBI at www.ic3.gov.

This latest warning reminds us that the spam industry is a lucrative business and we all need to be vigilant with regards to protection. The current volume of malicious emails flowing through the internet is above the 90% level. Obviously, we would recommend using managed email security company with advanced spam filtering as a first line of defense against these type of attacks.

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