With British students about to start another year at university, the last thing they probably want to hear is that there is a problem with a student loan.
But that’s precisely the camouflage that online scammers are using to steal personal information today.
An email, claiming to come from Directgov UK, tells students that there is a problem with the online account for their student loan, and they need to update their account urgently.
Here’s a typical spammed-out message we’ve seen in our traps:
Subject:
Student Loan Update.
Message body:
Dear Student Finance Customer.
We at HM Government noticed your Student loan online log in details is incorrect and need to be updated.
DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHMENT TO UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT NOW
Regards
Inline Verification. Directgov UK.Attached file:
Student Loan Update.html
Clicking on the HTML…
Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.
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