{"id":999,"date":"2014-09-29T13:03:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T18:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlegalgrounds.law.memphis.edu\/wordpress\/?p=999"},"modified":"2014-09-29T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T18:03:11","slug":"warning-phishing-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/warning-phishing-email\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning: Phishing Email"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several people have reported that they received the following email asking them to “validate” their email account over the weekend, which is not genuine:<\/p>\n

\"Example<\/a><\/p>\n

This type of email is known as a \u201cphishing\u201d attempt, because it wants you to supply your University username and password to a site which is not owned by the University.<\/p>\n

“The University of Memphis will never request personal information (i.e., your SSN, UUID and password, birth date, or any account numbers) via email”<\/strong>\u00a0(http:\/\/www.memphis.edu\/its\/security\/personal-information-security.php<\/a>)<\/p>\n

If you receive such emails, please forward them to abuse@memphis.edu<\/a> or lawit@memphis.edu<\/a>, and we will take the necessary steps to block them.<\/p>\n

For more information on phishing emails, please check out the following ITS page on the topic:\u00a0http:\/\/www.memphis.edu\/its\/security\/phishing.php<\/a>. You can also see more examples of such emails here: http:\/\/www.memphis.edu\/its\/security\/phishingexamples.php<\/a>. If you are unsure about whether an email is a phishing attempt or not, please contact lawit@memphis.edu<\/a>,\u00a0call the ITS Service Desk at (901)-678-8888, or visit IT\u00a0in room 209 for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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