Phishing
Printer-friendly versionAttention!
It has come to our attention that some Sisqtel.net customers have received emails from a fraudulent source indicating that they should change their user name and password information. Additional information on this type of privacy attack (phishing) can be found here:.
Wikipedia article on phishing
Symantec article on phishing
U.S. Government article on Phishing
Best regards, The Sisqtel.net support team
Example of the most recent fraudulent e-mail received by our subscribers :
"Dear Valued Member,
Due to the congestion in all Mail! accounts users, Mail System! would be
shutting down all unverified accounts. In order to avoid the deactivation of
your account, you will have to confirm your e-mail by filling out your Login
Info below by clicking the reply button. The personal informations requested
are for the safety of your Mail Account.. Please FILL IN all requested
informations.
Username: ..............................
Password: .................... ............................
Reconfirm Password: .................... .............
Date Of Birth: ..............................
Phone Number: .............................. ................
After you must have followed the instructions in the sheet, your Mail!
account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thank you for
your usual co-operation. We apologize for any inconvenience."
