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Part-Time Personal Assistant -OR- Financial Aid -OR- Penn State finanacialaid@psu.edu
Several variations of job opportunity scam messages are being sent to appear as if they are from Penn State. OR These are NOT legitimate personal assistant messages. Do not click on the link provided, or correspond with anyone about a job offer. It is a scam where...
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...
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...
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...
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...