UNHCE Information Technology & Distance Education Blog

Recently, an email was sent to users with unh.edu addresses, asking them to provide sensitive information to keep their accounts in good standing: DELETE the email and don't respond. This is a classic phishing scheme.

Phishing is the term for an attempt by "bad guys" to obtain your sensitive information, like usernames, passwords, etc. This is often done through email. For tips to avoid falling victim to such attacks, see this article from US-CERT.