{"id":790,"date":"2025-08-05T11:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/phish-files\/?p=790"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:22:30","slug":"report-submitted-for-your-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/phish-files\/2025\/08\/05\/report-submitted-for-your-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Submitted for Your Course (Multiple Similar Subjects)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/phish-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2025\/08\/Fake-sso-page-1024x760.png\" alt=\"Fake MSU (SSO) login page that is created to steal login credentials. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" \/><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/phish-files\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2025\/08\/Fake-Duo-670x1024.png\" alt=\"Fake duo code process\" width=\"670\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Why this looks valid:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Email says it&#8217;s coming from Montclair Office of Faculty Standards<\/li>\n<li>When the link is clicked it shows the Montclair State University login page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why this is phishing?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Montclair Office of Faculty Standards is not a legitimate department.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"329\">Phishing emails often use strange punctuation to sneak past spam filters or hide their true intent. Watch out for things like:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"473\">\n<li data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"361\">\n<p data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"361\">Extra spaces (like this !)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"384\">\n<p data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"384\">Random CAPS or !!!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"418\">\n<p data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"418\">Dashes\u2014or ellipses\u2026everywhere<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"473\">\n<p data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"473\">Replacing letters with symbols (like @pple or l0gin)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"589\">These tricks might look weird to you \u2014 because they are. Trust your gut and don\u2019t click suspicious links or reply.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Link is not to a Montclair State University website.\n<ul>\n<li><strong data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"255\">Hover over the link<\/strong> (don\u2019t click!)<\/li>\n<li>Look at the URL that pops up<\/li>\n<li>Does it match the site you expect? Or is it weird, misspelled, or full of random characters?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"172\">Fake Duo Code Page<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"518\">\n<li data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"261\">\n<p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"261\">A Duo prompt appears <em data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"204\">after<\/em> you enter your credentials.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"380\">\n<p data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"380\">The Duo screen asks for a code and begins <strong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"356\">cycling through multiple numbers automatically<\/strong> \u2014 this is not normal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"622\"><strong data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"622\">If Duo behaves strangely or you&#8217;re unsure about the login page, stop and report it immediately.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Additional Notes:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you think you&#8217;ve fallen for a scam? Did you share personal information? Downloaded malicious content? Please contact the IT Service Desk at <a href=\"tel:973-655-7971\">973-655-7971<\/a>\u00a0option 1 or email <a href=\"mailto:itservicedesk@montclair.edu\">itservicedesk@montclair.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Please send any malicious emails you have received to <a href=\"mailto:phishfiles@montclair.edu\">phishfiles@montclair.edu<\/a> or by clicking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/security\/pab\/\">Knowbe4 Phish Alert Button (PAB)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Always use the &#8220;hover over&#8221; technique to check web links before clicking! For more security tips please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/security\/security-tips\/\">Security Tips<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why this looks valid: Email says it&#8217;s coming from Montclair Office of Faculty Standards When the link is clicked it shows the Montclair State University login page. Why this is phishing? Montclair Office of Faculty Standards is not a legitimate department. 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