Stay safe online: beware of phishing

Please be aware that there are active phishing campaigns specifically targeting students and staff at UK Universities.

Phishing to students includes emails asking that they “update their account information.”

We would ask all students and staff to be aware of this threat.  Here are some useful tips to avoid getting caught out:-

•         Be wary of emails from unknown senders, especially those asking you to confirm information

•         Never click links or open attachments from emails that you are not expecting

•         Most importantly – if in doubt, get it checked out!

We also suggest that you view the following short video regarding Staying Safe online that has been produced in conjunction with Beds SU:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGdOdkSl-hA&feature=youtu.be

Phishing campaigns against UK universities

Please be aware that there are active phishing campaigns specifically targeting students and staff at UK Universities.

Phishing to students includes emails asking that they "update their account information".
Suspected phishing messages should be deleted; links should not be clicked on.

Example message:

From: University of Bedfordshire <me@beds.ac.uk>

Subject: Your university account information

Hello,

Due to a recent update in our computer network, Its is important that you update your account information. Please follow the link below to update your account.

Update Link <a href="http://land-grain.com.ua/show/whnmxff1owk2p38o4i3pxh7k">

Best Regards,

University of Bedfordshire

If you any messages like this, ignore them and do not click on the links. We will only ever ask you to change your password at our password changing site, https://password.beds.ac.uk/sspr/private/Login (shortcut http://pwd.beds.ac.uk).