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System Maintenance and Renovation

The following is a phishing attempt that leads to a phishing Google Form: Do NOT copy and paste the URL as advised since it is not a legitimate message. In addition, please remember that Penn State will never ask you to confirm capabilities or services on your account...

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High Severity, Hi : You have a Notification

  The "You have a Notification" email has a link which redirects to a fake Penn State login page. Remember that Penn State passwords do not expire - Penn State began rolling out a new Lifetime Password policy on January 25, 2021. The psu.edu Service.Portal sender...

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Spotting a Phishing Email

Identifying job offer scams, gift card scams, and phishing emails in general is crucial to keeping PSU safe. Here are a few suspicious things to watch out for and report. Note: If you believe you have fallen for a phishing email, please change your password right...

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Covid Test

The Covid Test email has an attachment named "Covd test Result.htm" that takes you out to a fake WebAccess page. Webaccess has been deprecated since July 7, 2021. Any web site that presents a Webaccess login page may be a phishing site and should be reported to...

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