{"id":160865,"date":"2026-10-20T16:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=160865"},"modified":"2026-10-20T16:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:10:15","slug":"watch-for-increase-in-sharepoint-phishing-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/watch-for-increase-in-sharepoint-phishing-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch for increase in SharePoint phishing scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The university has seen a large increase in Microsoft SharePoint-themed phishing emails targeting UWM faculty, staff and students.<\/p>\n<p>Scammers are creating emails that look like an official link to a SharePoint file, often using UWM or administrative language. The goal is for you to click the link and attempt to log in so they can steal your login and account information.<\/p>\n<h2>Signs of a SharePoint scam<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Receiving an urgent email with a file link you weren\u2019t expecting from a person or department you aren\u2019t familiar with.<\/li>\n<li>Common email subject lines include \u201cNotice of Administrative Action,\u201d \u201cOfficial Notification\u201d and \u201cUWM Orientation &amp; Advising Notice.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Emails will mention common campus units such as \u201cfrom the Dean of Students,\u201d Academic Affairs, HR and UWM Payroll.<\/li>\n<li>Includes misspellings, grammar errors and urgent language. UWM is often shown as \u201cUwm.\u201d The email may mention removing access unless you take immediate action or update your current month\u2019s salary, trying to get you to click the link as quickly as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What to do with an unexpected SharePoint email<\/h2>\n<p>If you are unsure about an email you receive, do not respond or click on anything. Forward the email to <a href=\"mailto:abuse@uwm.edu\">abuse@uwm.edu<\/a>, and UWM\u2019s Information Security Team will confirm anything suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/information-technology\/help\/\">UWM Help Desk<\/a> with any concerns about an email you\u2019ve received.<\/p>\n<p>Items relating to salary and payroll are managed through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workday\/\">Workday<\/a>. Please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workday\/get-help\/\">Workday Get Help<\/a>\u00a0 or <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/contact-form\/\">UWM Human Resources<\/a> with any questions or concerns on these topics.<\/p>\n<p>If you have cybersecurity questions, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/information-technology\/help\/\">UWM Help Desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft SharePoint-themed phishing emails have been targeting UWM faculty, staff and students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40008,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[187,336],"tags":[],"section":[],"display_categories":[],"related-coverage":[],"uwmnews-feed":[],"class_list":["post-160865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-staff-announcements","category-student-announcements"],"uwm_unpublish_requested":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.6 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - 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