[Astro] [CAPT] Fwd: [UoN IT Service Status Page] - Unusual Spam Emails - New Incident

[Phil Parry]

Hi all,

If you've received any strange emails today, this may explain why.

Cheers

Phil P



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Subject: 	[UoN IT Service Status Page] - Unusual Spam Emails - New Incident
Date: 	Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:10:02 +0000
From: 	do-not-reply at statushub.io
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To: 	phil.parry at nottingham.ac.uk



Uon it service status page 
<https://status.nottingham.ac.uk/?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=email>
New Incident Details

Unusual Spam Emails - Monitoring

Incident start: 14/03/2025 09:30AM GMT

We are currently seeing high volumes unusual spam emails. The emails are 
in the form of replies to a request for a service, when no such request 
has been made.

Analysis has shown these to be genuine emails from the service provider, 
and so far do not contain any malicious code. The only impact this is 
having currently is that the emails do cause confusion to staff who 
receive an email message staying that they have signed up to a service, 
when they have not done so.

DTS are placing blocks on known email addresses associated with this 
current issue and are deleting them wherever possible, however it is 
plausible that the spammer will modify the nature of the emails to avoid 
this, which DTS will monitor and respond to.

Although currently affecting over 1,600 users here at Nottingham, this 
issue is not unique to us, and the spammer has created an email 
distribution list that includes multiple universities.

Monitoring will continue and further communications will be distributed 
to advise on how to handle related emails that you may receive.

Services Affected

• 	[Email] Email

Visit the incident page 
<https://status.nottingham.ac.uk/incidents/677915?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=email> 

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<https://status.nottingham.ac.uk/?utm_source=notification&utm_medium=email>

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