Office of Information Technology
February 26, 2024
Tags Phishing Email (on campus)

Fake "2024 Employee Handbook"

Phish Bowl Alerts

We have identified a fraudulent email attempting to impersonate Brown’s HR department. The email, which mentions an "Important- 2024 Employee Handbook," contains several red flags indicating a phishing attempt: the sender's email address (fredrose.whistles[at]ntlworld[dot]com) does not match our official HR domain and the message contains a false sense of urgency, pressuring users to sign an externally hosted electronic form "as soon as they receive it". 

A screenshot of a fake HR email discussing a 2024 Employee Handbook.