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Featured News
Gone Fishing… See You in Fall!
The Phish Files will be going on hiatus until Fall 2026
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Rumor Has It: Passwords Are Planning a Strike
Campus-wide chaos? Not quite — but your passwords might feel like they’re on strike this week. Letters, numbers, and symbols have reportedly banded together to demand better working conditions.
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Notices & Announcements
[Phish Alert] President Koppell Gift Card Smishing Scam
A recent smishing (SMS phishing) attempt targeted a member of our university community by impersonating President Koppell and requesting assistance with purchasing gift cards.
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Notices & Announcements
[Phish Alert] “Final Notice” Student Account Verification Scam
This phishing campaign uses urgent, fear-based messages about account and financial aid access, impersonating university offices and pressuring users to act quickly through fake verification links, but it is not legitimate and is designed to steal login credentials.
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Notices & Announcements
[Phish Alert] Your Performance Self-Evaluation Is Available for Your Review
This phishing email mimics HR performance review processes with familiar timing, Workday-style language, and personalization, but it is fake—sent from an external source with a malicious link leading to a spoofed login page designed to steal credentials.
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Notices & Announcements
[Phish Alert] Statement from The Montclair State University is ready to view
This phishing email looks legitimate due to HR-related language, benefit references, and university branding, but it is fake. It uses a Google Docs link leading to a non-university login page designed to steal credentials.
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Featured News
What Attackers Know About Registration Week
Course registration is a high-pressure time, and attackers exploit this urgency by sending phishing emails impersonating university offices to trick users into clicking malicious links or sharing credentials.
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Notices & Announcements
[Phish Alert] Submission: Remote Personal Assistant Application
This phishing email impersonates Montclair Career Advising and promotes a fake remote job using an external sender, a blank message body, and a malicious Word attachment (.dot file) designed to appear legitimate. It uses university branding and “too good to be true” pay to lure users into opening files or sharing personal information.
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Notices & Announcements
[Phish Alert] Now Hiring: Remote Student Assistants
This phishing email uses company names, university branding, and an appealing remote job offer to appear legitimate, but it redirects to a Google Form requesting sensitive personal and financial information and includes multiple warning signs of a job scam.
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Featured News
Shared Documents: Helpful Tool or Hidden Risk?
Shared documents are commonly used across campus, but attackers can exploit them by disguising malicious links or requests within files to steal information or access. Understanding these risks helps protect your accounts and data.
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