phishing

December 9, 2025

Gift card spoofing continues to be a problem; what you need to know

Scammers rely on impersonation and social engineering tactics to ask victims to purchase gift cards or approve invoices for them.

February 14, 2023

Protecting yourself against phishing attacks: what you need to know

By VUMC News and Communications
Hacker typing on a laptop
July 24, 2018

Warning about email spoofing and phishing attacks

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Enterprise Cybersecurity Unit is issuing a new warning about email spoofing and phishing attacks.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 31, 2017

VUMC implements enhanced protection against email phishing

In response to many phishing attacks targeting Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) email accounts, the institution has subscribed to Microsoft’s Exchange Online Advanced Threat Protection (ATP).

By VUMC News and Communications
July 14, 2016

Phishers target Medical Center employees via fake salary increase emails

By VUMC News and Communications
February 24, 2016

Protect yourself against phishing attacks

Vanderbilt IT has compiled the following information about what a phish looks like, common techniques used by attackers after an account is compromised, and best practices to protect yourself from becoming a victim of phishing.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 29, 2016

Protect yourself from phishing scams during tax season

In recent years cyber criminals have used stolen Social Security numbers to file tax returns and claim fraudulent refunds. Phishers obtain SSNs through a corporate or government breach or by sending emails to lure unsuspecting users into providing sensitive personal information.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 10, 2014

Hackers target Vanderbilt users in phishing attack

Last weekend, hackers launched a significant phishing attack against Vanderbilt email users.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 16, 2014

Vanderbilt IT to submit ‘soft records’ to combat phishing

Vanderbilt plans to publish “soft records” for email servers Sept. 22 as part of the Sender Policy Framework. SPF empowers mail exchangers to differentiate between authorized Vanderbilt email servers and those merely posing as such.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 6, 2014

External email tag being removed; users should continue to exercise caution

Vanderbilt IT removed the [External] tag from the subject lines of emails sent by Vanderbilt students through their Vanderbilt Gmail accounts effective Aug. 6, and will remove the tag from all other external emails on the evening of Aug. 11.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 18, 2014

Campus on alert following phishing attacks

Vanderbilt IT has developed tips for managing emails now marked [External].
By VUMC News and Communications