{"id":136,"date":"2021-04-11T10:44:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T09:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/?p=136"},"modified":"2021-09-06T17:27:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T16:27:24","slug":"spear-phishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/spear-phishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of targeted &#8216;spear phishing&#8217; scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In these unusual times, with many of us getting to grips with blended working or studying, we need to be even more vigilant and aware of our cyber-security.\u00a0 In particular, look out for &#8216;spear phishing&#8217; campaigns that attempt to steal valuable information and plant malicious software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spear phishing emails and media posts can be highly sophisticated and difficult to spot. They are carefully drafted and often appear to be sent by a friend or company you know, a colleague or even a senior member of the University.  You may be asked to share sensitive information or to access a file or document which contains malicious software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What should I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you are unsure the request is genuine, simply delete it<\/li><li>Don&#8217;t respond, open any attachments or click any links<\/li><li>If the request seems unusual or unexpected, check directly with the sender (preferably by telephone) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These requests are not genuine and should just be deleted <\/li><li>The University will never ask for your password<\/li><li>If you receive an email asking for your password or sensitive details, it&#8217;s a scam<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like further guidance or if you have clicked on a link and provided any details, please contact the IT Service Desk on 0191 208 5999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/files\/2020\/04\/twitter_scam2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Not sure about an email? Just bin it.\" class=\"wp-image-138\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/files\/2020\/04\/twitter_scam2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/files\/2020\/04\/twitter_scam2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/files\/2020\/04\/twitter_scam2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/files\/2020\/04\/twitter_scam2-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/files\/2020\/04\/twitter_scam2.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In these unusual times, with many of us getting to grips with blended working or studying, we need to be even more vigilant and aware of our cyber-security.\u00a0 In particular, look out for &#8216;spear phishing&#8217; campaigns that attempt to steal valuable information and plant malicious software. Spear phishing emails and media posts can be highly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/spear-phishing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Beware of targeted &#8216;spear phishing&#8217; scams&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1419,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":261,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/remoteworking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}