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Warning - Phishing via Spam Emails
The email is asking for users to verify and validate their account after the recent upgrade and maintenance work, please delete this email.
Should you have any concerns or queries please email IT.Services@lboro.ac.uk.
Please be advised that a phishing* email is currently circulating the university, seemingly sent from Loughborough IT Services.
The email is asking for users to verify and validate their account after the recent upgrade and maintenance work, please delete this email
Should you receive a similar email, please take steps to secure your account by not engaging with the email any further and deleting it.
If the email has been sent via a Gmail account, please block the sender immediately but do not block any Lboro.ac.uk email addresses.
Where can I get more information and help?
Should you have any concerns or queries please email IT.Services@lboro.ac.uk.
More information can be found on the IT Services website: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/it/staff/specialist/security/
*Phishing is the attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money) by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication