Topic 'Recent Phishing Attempt' in forum 'Cogeco' - dslreports.com

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:16:32 EDT

anon posted : In the middle of it all, there was a genuine e-mail a few days ago from Cogeco about upcoming improvements to webmail. It didn't ask for any information, and the links were to legitimate Cogeco web pages.

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:17:14 EDT

Cogeco_Aaron posted :

said by Hamilton1:

Are you guys from Cogeco Following up on this stuff?

We get these types of emails forwarded to security at cogeco.net all the time and each one is followed up with. It's unfortunately way easier to create email addresses and SPAM than it is to prevent them, especially if the email accounts are from outside of our own network.

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:00:20 EDT

Hamilton1 posted : My god there at it again and this is the second one today.

Dear Cogeco Account User,

You have new message from My Cogeco Technical Support Team, Login to update your
account. Click: »po.st/cln3I7 We apologize for any inconvenience and
appreciate your understanding.

Sign,
Technical Support Team
�2013 Cogeco Cable Inc

Why do these guys want into our Cogeco email so Bad? Are you guys from Cogeco Following up on this stuff?

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:22:49 EDT

Cogeco_Aaron posted :

said by Hamilton1:

I would assume that Cogeco didn't send this and I have no intention of signing into it.

You would assume correctly :)

I love the address they point to, dft.ba. Priceless!

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:43:19 EDT

Hamilton1 posted : I just received an email that looks like it might not be from Cogeco

"Our valued customer,

COGECO INC. technical support are Upgrading our Old Cogeco Webmail Platform to the much awaited new webmail platform. To make this transition perform to our high standards over the long term,Please Click »dft.ba/-cgocable_ca to re-validate your Account into the new webmail platform and also to re-set Mail Services. we apologies for any inconveniences due to Maintenance and appreciate your understanding.

Signed;
LOUIS AUDET, ENG.,MBA - Director,President and Chief Executive Officer
COGECO inc.! Customers Upgrade Services
Copyright � 2013 Cogeco Inc.All rights reserved�"

I would assume that Cogeco didn't send this and I have no intention of signing into it.

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:27:06 EDT

robman50 posted : When I get phishing emails, I read up on what I am supposed to do on here.
»www.cogeco.ca/web/on/en/resident···8f92.php

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:35:26 EDT

cog_biz_user posted :

said by Dingaan:

X-Mailer: Cogeco Webmail - complaints to abuse@cogeco.ca ( 174.140.165.226 - landastitt@cogeco.ca )

Priceless. Maybe Cogeco should watch who uses its webmail. :huh:

NetRange:       174.140.160.0 - 174.140.175.255 OrgName:        DirectSpace Networks, LLC.OrgId:          DIREC-104Address:        921 SW Washington StAddress:        Suite 325City:           PortlandStateProv:      ORPostalCode:     97205Country:        US

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:23:15 EDT

robman50 posted : I got the same message about 'Account Support' so I forwarded it to security@cogeco.net. Was that a good move?

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:10:07 EDT

Cogeco_Aaron posted :

said by RedMageX:

Or if they were smart enough to mask the URL they were actually sending you to? LoL, keysurvey.com? Come on man, we know this is fake. How dumb are these Phishers?

Yeah, it would be funny if nobody ever got caught with it, however, sadly, it happens. :(

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:42:10 EDT

RedMageX posted :

said by diskdocx:

You know, they might be almost believable if they ever stopped to learn some basic english grammar :huh:

Or if they were smart enough to mask the URL they were actually sending you to? LoL, keysurvey.com? Come on man, we know this is fake. How dumb are these Phishers?

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:18:44 EDT

diskdocx posted : You know, they might be almost believable if they ever stopped to learn some basic english grammar :huh:

"to enable us update your Cogeco account in other to avoid deactivating of your account"

Yup, almost had me there....

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:03:25 EDT

Dingaan posted : Just received this one:

Return-path: Received: from wmipb01.cogeco.net ([192.168.200.205]) by busymta01.int.cogeco.net (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-23.01(7.0.4.23.0) 64bit (built Aug 10 2011)) with ESMTP id <0MIW009R4GZBTF51@busymta01.int.cogeco.net>; Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:25:59 -0500 (EST)Received: from unknown (HELO cogeco.ca) ([192.168.200.206]) by wmipb01.cogeco.net with SMTP; Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:25:58 -0500Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:25:58 -0500From: support@cogeco.caSubject: Account SupportX-Originating-IP: 174.140.165.226Sender: landastitt@cogeco.caTo: (Recipient List Suppressed)Reply-to: support@cogeco.caMessage-id: <512e87f6.399.68de.23681@cogeco.ca>MIME-version: 1.0X-Mailer: Cogeco Webmail - complaints to abuse@cogeco.ca ( 174.140.165.226 - landastitt@cogeco.ca )Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printableX-Priority: 3 (Normal)X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: trueX-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Am8KABuHLlHAqMjO/2dsb2JhbABFBgqCa4JrIgG8HQQXZxZzghtTQgQDECAEAoEBE4U4BwGCJB4MoFOGWowbjk2GBodaLYEYHQK DFwOBIYcTNo1XhhmJcWCDJiEDgQoDARsHF4EcX-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,751,1355115600";   d="scan'208";a="8402168"X-SBRS: None Dear Cogeco user please be informed that we have had our Online Account Management database upgraded, you are to verifyyour account details to enable us update your Cogeco account in other to avoid deactivating of your account, http://www.keysurvey.com/f/494395/b05c/ Legal Privacy Terms and Conditions Regulatory Tariffs=a9 2013

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:39:40 EDT

robman50 posted : I think this might be another phishing email.

-----Original Message----- From: Support
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:33 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Great news!

--
Great news!
You can now login to webmail for weekly news forum and get the latest exciting
information and news/update. Please use the database
link www.keysurvey.com/f/486088/f6f1/ to login for more information
about this service.

Sign
Technology Services
Privacy Terms and Conditions
Regulatory Tariffs � 2013

Re: Recent Phishing Attempt

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:38:02 EDT

robman50 posted : Here is another one.

From: Cogeco Technical Support
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 6:00 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: News Update!!!

Webmail & Email - Maintenance in Progress

We are revamping your webmail platform in order to improve usability and to ensure that the platform performs to the highest standards.

In order to migrate to this new platform, we will progressively migrate our clients emails to brand new infrastructures. Please use the link database connection for migration and more information on this service.
dft.ba/-3CeS
This migration will happen during the nights in the upcoming weeks to minimize inconveniences, and more specifically between midnight and 6 o’clock.

If we are in the process of migrating your emails, you might be temporarily not having access to your emails.
Important notice

During this maintenance period, please do not change or attempt to reset your password or change any settings in your email client (e.g., Outlook Express or Windows Live Mail). We want to reassure you that your emails will not be lost and will be delivered to your inbox as soon as the migration is completed.

Thank you for your understanding.

Recent Phishing Attempt

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:29:30 EDT

Cogeco_Aaron posted : Hello Everyone,
To help ensure that your computer remains free from compromising software, please note that we will never ask you for any information through email. If you receive any emails from someone pretending to be from Cogeco (be careful, some emails can look legitimate) delete it immediately.

Please note that over the week-end certain customers received an email impersonating Cogeco, with fraudulent use of Cogeco’s VP Public Affairs and Communications signature. This email is a phishing attempt sent from a hacker.

From Dec 17th 2012
We ask you to disregard this email and to please not click on the link it provides. If you have already clicked on the link and submitted your personal information, please contact us rapidly at 1-855-542-2805 and ask for Internet Technical Support.

We apologize for any inconvenience this fraudulent message may have caused. Our Internet Security team is currently taking action on the issue.