On Friday, February 27, Western email accounts received a sophisticated phishing attack that was geared to take advantage of the upcoming migration of student email accounts into Office 365.
All Western students, faculty and staff are encouraged to delete this email message and not click or engage in its contents in any way. Western’s Information Technology Services (ITS) division is providing the following information to help people avoid this, and future, phishing attempts.
A full list of legitimate Western emails can be viewed here:
https://www.uwo.ca/its/accounting/official-email/its-account/index.html
A full list of phishing emails can be viewed here:
https://www.uwo.ca/its/accounting/official-email/phishing/index.html
This weekend (February 27) Western will be communicating with students during the Office 365 migration (https://myofficeinfo.uwo.ca/). If you are uncertain of the legitimacy of the emails you receive, the tips on https://cybersmart.uwo.ca/secureemail/phishing/index.html are a helpful resource.
If you have clicked on this phishing email and provided information please visit https://cybersmart.uwo.ca/secureemail/phishing/what_if_uv_been_phished.html to find out how you can protect your privacy.