If e-mails seem suspicious or malicious to you because you suspect a phishing attack or malware in attachments behind them, you can report them to TUD-CERT. There, reports are evaluated promptly and countermeasures are initiated if necessary. In this way, the risks posed by malicious e-mails can be reduced and, for example, phishing websites can be blocked at an early stage.
Please report only emails that pose an immediate security risk. This includes e-mails from unknown sender addresses with questionable urgent requests for action (e.g. "Click here to unlock your account").
Advertisements and spam e-mails can be deleted without reporting them to TUD-CERT.
Depending on the software you use to check your e-mail, there are several reporting methods available:
If you use Microsoft Outlook, you can use our phishing report plugin for this purpose. It allows you to submit dangerous or questionable emails to TUD-CERT with just one click. The latest version of the plugin can be downloaded from the TUD-CERT phishing info page. Installation and operating instructions for the plugin are also available there.
With installation of the plugin, the TUD-CERT section is added to the Start menu ribbon. The "Report E-Mail" button is visible.
Our phishing reporting plugin for Mozilla Thunderbird adds a report button to the message area, which can be used to report the currently displayed E-Mail directly to the TUD-CERT.
The plugin can be installed directly from Thunderbird via the official Mozilla Add-On Website. For details please consult our installation and operating instructions.
If you do not use one of the e-mail clients mentioned above, you can alternatively forward suspicious e-mails to us directly at cert-meldung@mailbox.tu-dresden.de. Please note that we will process all reports in a timely manner, but will only get back to you in case of any follow-up questions.