[Michlib-l] taxpayer and voter e-mail

[Nancy Studebaker-Barringer]

I did reply with info about next board meeting and offer to answer
questions in mean time. That was yesterday and I've not gotten reply.
NSB
On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 2:51 PM Jeff Godin <jgodin at tadl.org> wrote:

> With the variations reported so far, these "Dear Library Director" emails
> could be many things, but one possibility is that they are part of a
> semi-targeted phishing / social engineering campaign.
>
> After replying with details of the next library board meeting, the next
> message may be along the lines of "Thank you! Looking forward to next
> week's board meeting! Attached is a document with a preview of the issues I
> intend to raise during public comment. The password is..." or "I have
> shared the following file with you via [service]"... where the document /
> link in questions would be malicious.
>
> A more patient actor would string you along for a decent amount of time
> before delivering the exploit attempt.
>
> I'd advise an extra dose of caution if you choose to proceed further with
> the email in question.
>
> -jeff
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