Increase in Phishing Attempts on Campus

There has been an increasing number of phishing emails circulating throughout SUNY Oswego. As a reminder, a phishing email is a scam by which a person is tricked into giving their confidential information to a third party so they can use it for illicit purposes. Campus Technology Services will never ask for any personal information over email. To view the most recent phishing emails, please visit www.oswego.edu/cts/phishing-emails. 

When faced with suspicious emails like this, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. First, always check the email address of the sender, not just the name, and, secondly, always hover over links included in the emails to see where they will take you.

If you have responded to one of these phishing emails, or you feel like your email account has been tampered with, please reset your password immediately at www.oswego.edu/reset.

Most importantly, if you see something suspicious, please say something! Marking emails as spam or phishing will help Google better detect illicit messages in the future. 

For more information, you can visit this Google Support Article about phishing, or reach out to the CTS Help Desk.