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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

MEMO FROM HR

This information was sent via email to the ÒùÆÞÉç faculty and staff groups on September 23, 2020.

IT Security has received recent reports of a new phishing attemptÌýdirected towardÌýthe ÒùÆÞÉç community.ÌýÌý

The email message may start out by saying, "You have a message from the HR Department.Ìý Click here to view your message."Ìý

    • Be mindful of any email requesting you to click on a link.
    • Be suspicious of communications with urgent requests from executives.Ìý
    • Review the sending email address closely.
    • Be suspicious of telephone numbers that do not have an area code of 419.
    • Hover over the link to see if it is a utoledo.edu address.Ìý
    • Check with the sender by phone or in person.Ìý Or send a separate email to follow up.
    • Do not reply to the request itself.

Emails are sent to individuals that request the receiver to click on a link.Ìý The email received is a spoofed email from a person in authority requesting that you click on the link to view your message.

Please report any fraudulent or phishing emails toÌýemailabuse@utoledo.edu.Ìý You can also visitÌýwww.utoledo.edu/it/securityÌýfor the latest email scams.