Personalized phishing
I truly hope I will not fall a victim of phishing because so far I find those attempts amusing. I wrote in the past about personalized phishing attempts using an identity of local Ithaca Bank. This time, I would like to share quickly an attempt disguised as my previous university – Ben Gurion University. Here is the text:
Attention:Ben-Gurion University Email User
WE are upgrading our database storage facility without shutting down the old Server(KolMann017) to a new and better Server(MaryAnn176), hence the reason for the request and notification.
We apologize for any inconvenience this will cause our respected email users.
You are to fill the details below to enable us upgrade and verify from the old server.
It is secure and safe and you can change your information
72 hours after you receive email from us of confirmation.FILL THE DETAILS BELOW OR ANYWHERE IN THE MAIL
Username :
Password :
Address :
Department :
Attention!!! Account owner that does not update his or her account within a given period of time after receiving this Notification will make most of our services to you inactive.
Thank you for using Ben-Gurion University Email.
Notification Code:BC1G43TRJ
Sarah Olmert
HelpDesk
Ben-Gurion University
It came from @bgu.ac.il account and looks pretty legit untill you reach the request for your username and password. However the most amuzing part is the signature. Mybe it was not intentional, but Sarah, is the name of Netanyahu’s wife and she became kind of a folk figure during his PMship (lots of comedians probably made fortune from mimiking jokes about her). And Olmert is the family name of the current Israeli PM who is facing corruption alligations. Those crooks got some sense of humor :)


