Phishing Scams
Links to reports about phishing scams that have targeted many different companies and financial institutions.
Looking for reports published before 2016? Click here to view an archive of phishing reports on the legacy Hoax-Slayer website.
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According to this email, the “server administrator’ has sent you a confidential image. Supposedly, you can click a button in the email to view the image.
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‘You Received a Voicemail’ Phishing Scam Email
by Brett M. Christensen June 10, 2020Keep an eye out for fake Microsoft emails that claim that you’ve received a voicemail and should click a link to listen to it.
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‘Email Termination Has Been Processed’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen June 4, 2020According to this message, which purports to be from “Mail Control”, I sent a request to terminate my email account.
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Apple ‘Your Account Has Expired’ Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen June 3, 2020According to this email, which was supposedly sent by Apple, your account has expired and you can read more information in an attached PDF.
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Fake ‘Security Update’ Email Targets LogMeIn Users
by Brett M. Christensen May 22, 2020If you use the remote access service LogMeIn, keep an eye out for a fake email claiming that a security update has…
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Microsoft ‘Document Share Portal’ Email Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen May 20, 2020According to this email, you have received a quotation request via the Microsoft document share portal and should click to access the document.
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New Zealand Inland Revenue Tax Refund Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen May 15, 2020According to this email, which claims to be from New Zealand’s Inland Revenue, you are eligible to receive a tax refund from 2019.
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According to this email, which purports to be from giant software company Adobe, you have been sent files via Adobe Cloud.
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Microsoft ‘Unusual Sign-In Activity’ Email Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen May 4, 2020This email, which purports to be from the “Microsoft Team”, claims that the company has detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to your Microsoft account.