The email is still the number one gateway for malware infiltration by cybercriminals. Therefore, special attention should be given to assessing the credibility and plausibility of an email. Do not give cybercriminals the chance to gain access to all university and private data through you. If all technical protection systems have been circumvented, you are the last "rock in the surf" that protects the IT systems and thus your own information.

Email phishing is unfortunately a daily occurrence. The attackers usually try to redirect you to malicious websites via links in emails under the threat of account suspension. On these websites, deceptively modeled after the University of Applied Sciences Anhalt’s mail server, you will then be forced to enter your username and password.

Under no circumstances should you enter your login data there, otherwise the attacker can do everything with your access data that you can do!

The IT Service Center will never ask you to enter your user data including password via a link in an email!

Today's cyber attackers target their attacks specifically at their victims, thereby increasing the likelihood of a successful attack. They now research their victims to develop a tailored attack. They investigate LinkedIn profiles, what is posted on social media, or information that is publicly accessible or found on the dark web. They craft messages that appear to come from management, colleagues, or suppliers known to and working with the victim. They find out what hobbies the victim has and send him or her a message pretending to be from someone with similar interests. They find out that someone has recently attended a conference or just returned from a trip and then compose an email referring to that trip. Cyber attackers actively use other methods to send the same messages, such as sending an SMS or even calling directly.