Smart Thinking Newsletter

UC Berkeley Employees Targeted by Phishing Attacks

The Daily Californian has reported that several employees at UC Berkeley fell victim to a recent phishing scam that resulted in the redirection of their pay cheques. The phishing emails were sent to a variety of staff members, including retired faculty, and asked them to log into a fake website with their CalNet credentials – at which point the credentials were stolen and used to change payroll instructions.