November 17, 2007
Purdue Community warned of E-mail Scam
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
The IT Networks & Security Incident Response group is warning the Purdue community about reports of a targeted e-mail scam. The e-mail appears to come from the Purdue Webmail Team and asks users to confirm their e-mail address by responding with their password information. The e-mail also states that if the user does not respond their e-mail account will be deactivated from the database.
Rob Stanfield, Identity and Access Management Office director, said "Users should immediately delete the email and to not reply." Stanfield explains that this is a targeted e-mail scam or phishing email that attempts to fraudulently acquire sensitive information by masquerading as an authoritative entity such as the Purdue Webmail Team.
Stanfield further recommends that people who have already responded to the e-mail to immedietly reset their password.
Users can go to the password reset page located at https://www.purdue.edu/securepurdue. Click on the Change Your Password link.
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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