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[Caution!] Beware of phishing emails targeting universities and other institutions (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has issued a warning calling for strengthened security measures to combat the increasing number of phishing attacks.
It has been reported that over 10,000 personal information records were leaked at six universities between April and June of this year. We would like to ask all users of email to take action.
Please be careful in this case too.

Record

[Excerpt from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]
"With the spread of cloud email services, reports of phishing attacks are increasing. Recently, Microsoft
There have been many incidents targeting "Office365". If sufficient countermeasures are not implemented, the stolen account information may be used to
This could lead to targeted attacks targeting cutting-edge technology information, which could result in serious information leaks, etc.
(Omitted)
We ask that you strengthen your anti-phishing measures by taking measures appropriate for each organization." (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, June 27, 2018)

[Phishing methods]
When you click on the URL in the phishing email, you are directed to a fake Office 365 login screen, where the ID and password you entered are
The ID and password are then sent to the attacker, who then uses them to illegally log in and forward the user's email to an external party.
It was changed accordingly.

【Reference information】
? Ministry of Education warns of fake Office365 emails, victimization at six universities (2018/7/2 23:00) (Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
? "Security Information Provision" (Information Science Center)

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