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Alert: Phishing Email, 18 Nov 2018 - Current

Alert: Phishing email

Timeframe: Sunday 18 November - current

Description: A phishing email appearing to be sent from “help.it@otago.ac.nz“, claiming to be from “IT Department, Otago University” has been reported by a large number of University email account holders. The email is fake and is a cleverly disguised phishing email. The link has been blocked on the University networks, however off campus it is still accessible. Please do not click on the link, simply ignore the message and delete it. Please contact AskOtago IT if you have clicked on the link.


Please contact AskOtago IT if you have any questions (askotago.it@otago.ac.nz, ext 7000 or 0800 80 80 98)

AskIT: R192248