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You must understand the following: | You must understand the following: | ||
| − | # | + | # How to recognize phishing attacks |
| − | # | + | # Settings of the email account must be carefully reviewed, including signature, name, and reply-to address. |
| − | # password must be changed and previous password cannot be reused | + | # The password must be changed and previous password cannot be reused! |
| − | If you need assistance with any of these points please contact or visit the ZipSupport Center. | + | If you need assistance with any of these points please contact or visit the [[Contact_us|ZipSupport Center]]. |
| − | Once you have understood these points, contact the ZipSupport Center to have your account reactivated. | + | Once you have understood these points, contact the [[Contact_us|ZipSupport Center]] to have your account reactivated. |
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Critical! The University of Akron will never e-mail you and ask you to disclose or verify your UA password. If you receive a suspicious e-mail with a link to update your account information, do not click on the link--instead, report the e-mail to The University of Akron for investigation. Contact ZipSupport @ 330.972.6888 to report the issue. |
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Notice Passwords expire every 180 days. You can reset the password yourself at https://auth.uakron.edu or by contacting us |
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What is Phishing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In computing, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as user names, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from PayPal, eBay, Youtube or online banks are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter details at a website. Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users
If your account has been deactivated due to Phishing
You must understand the following:
- How to recognize phishing attacks
- Settings of the email account must be carefully reviewed, including signature, name, and reply-to address.
- The password must be changed and previous password cannot be reused!
If you need assistance with any of these points please contact or visit the ZipSupport Center.
Once you have understood these points, contact the ZipSupport Center to have your account reactivated.
Failure to follow any of these items may lead to their account being locked again.
Phishing targeting UA
Fraudulent Example
Verify Your Uakron Account Now
Dear Uakron Account Owner,
This message is from Uakron messaging center to all Uakron email account
owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account
center. We are deleting all Uakron email account to create more space for
new accounts.
To prevent your account from closing you will have to update it below so
that we will know that it's a present used account.
***********************************************************
CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
Email Username : ......... .....
EMAIL Password : ...............
Date of Birth : ................
Country or Territory : .........
***********************************************************
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account within
Seven days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account
permanently.
Thank you for using Uakron!
Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ
Thanks,
Uakron Team
Uakron.edu BETA
