July 02, 2009

Phishing E-mail Attempt Sent to Several UNM Addresses

Many UNM and HSC employees have received an e-mail message claiming to be from the UNM Information Technology Service center, informing them
that mail systems will undergo scheduled maintenance and asking users to reply to the message and confirm their e-mail information.

This e-mail is a phishing attempt and users are asked to immediately delete the message. The message sender has been identified as an out-of-state spammer, and as a precautionary measure, responses to this message have been blocked.

UNM will never send e-mail messages asking users to confirm their e-mail addresses or passwords, nor will they send e-mails asking for any kind of personal identification information. Please contact the ITS Support Center at 277-4848 with any questions or concerns.

Media Contact: Vanessa Baca, (505) 277-0987; e-mail: vjbaca1@unm.edu

Posted by scarr at July 2, 2009 01:35 PM