The Office of Information Technology has been alerted to a recent increase in suspicious or ‘phishy’ message activity.
Email or Text Phishing is when bad actors try to trick you into giving them your sensitive information, like your password or your personal contact information. They do this by sending fake messages that look like they are from someone you trust, like your school, a teacher or a friend. These messages might have scary words or pretend to be an emergency to make you do what they want.
If you receive a message that doesn’t feel right, it’s important you:
STOP. THINK. CONNECT
- Do not click on any links or open any attachments in the message.
- Do not enter or send sensitive information such as a password, social security number, or credit card information.
- Do not send money, purchase gift cards, money orders or wire funds.
- Check with OIT Help Desk for assistance or to report suspicious activity: helpdesk@clarkson.edu or 315-268-HELP.
See SAMPLE below: Be Alert for Clues like unknown sender name or email address does not match the information in the message preview. Other clues: name in all caps, using ‘The’ in the title referencing Clarkson University, and from ‘outside your organization’.
Additional information about phishing in the OIT knowledge base.
Questions/Comments:
Office of Information Technology HelpDesk 315-268-HELP (x4357) or helpdesk@clarkson.edu