The second PDF document contains yet another link, which opens a fake Microsoft sign-in page.

This link then opens a Dropbox page that contains another PDF document. This email contains a link designed to open PDF document, which contains a Dropbox shared link. It is just one of the many cases whereby scammers exploit the name of a well-known company or organization to trick recipients into believing that a received email is official and legitimate. To make this phishing email seem more believable, scammers disguise it as an automated email from Dropbox. Therefore, do not trust this scam email and, more importantly, do not enter information on the deceptive website.

This document can be opened through a link within a phishing email. They try to deceive people through a link within a PDF document, which is downloaded through a Dropbox shared link contained within another PDF document. You and the university community have a shared responsibility to use U-M Dropbox appropriately with sensitive university data and take the necessary precautions.Scammers behind this phishing scam attempt to trick unsuspecting recipients into providing their Microsoft account credentials.

Sensitive Data with Dropboxĭropbox at U-M may be used with some types of sensitive university data, including Protected Health Information (PHI), according to the Sensitive Data Guide: Dropbox at U-M.

Advanced collaboration and productivity tools (e.g., Dropbox Paper, file locking, commenting, Dropbox badge, and more).įor more information on Dropbox Team Folders at U-M, refer to the Dropbox Team Folders page.

Advanced data protection (e.g., version history and file recovery, advanced sharing permissions, password protection, granular permissions, and more).

All of the core features (e.g., storage, anytime/anywhere access to files, secure sharing, and more).

(For more information on what happens to your U-M Dropbox account when you leave the university, refer to Dropbox: Accounts for People Who Leave U-M.) Dropbox at U-M is a cloud file storage option that provides automatic backup and is readily accessible from any device. U-M Dropbox is available with 5TB of storage for individual accounts and currently no storage limit for Team Folders for all active faculty, staff, students, emeritus, and Type-1 sponsored affiliates at the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint, and Michigan Medicine campuses.

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