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A phishing campaign circulates that targets victims with fake Zoom meeting invites from colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Links open what appears to be a live Zoom meeting with ‘real’ participants – which are pre-recorded videos of fake participants<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Invite emails imply urgency with carefully constructed subject lines and meeting details – and closely mimic legitimate Zoom invites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malicious login pages look legitimate but are there to harvest the victim’s UVic credentials. Verify the sender<\/strong>: Always check the email address carefully. Scammers often use addresses that look similar to legitimate ones but contain subtle misspellings or extra characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Avoid clicking on links<\/strong>: Instead of clicking directly, hover over the link to inspect the full URL. If in doubt, navigate to Zoom manually by typing its official website into your browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Be wary of urgency tactics<\/strong>: Phishing emails often create a sense of urgency to pressure victims into acting quickly. If an invite seems rushed or unexpected, take a moment to verify its legitimacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check for inconsistencies<\/strong>: Look for spelling errors, unusual formatting, or odd phrasing in the email. Legitimate Zoom invites are typically well-structured and free of mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A phishing campaign circulates that targets victims with fake Zoom meeting invites from colleagues. Links open what appears to be a live Zoom meeting with ‘real’ participants – which are pre-recorded videos of fake participants Invite emails imply urgency with carefully constructed subject lines and meeting details – and closely mimic legitimate Zoom invites. Malicious … Continue reading Urgent Zoom meeting<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":738,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4,11],"class_list":["post-2170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-phishing","tag-zoom","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/738"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2171,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170\/revisions\/2171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/phishbowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The Information Security Office suggests:
Report suspicious emails<\/strong>: If you receive a questionable Zoom invite, report it by the “phishing” button in Outlook to help prevent further attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n