Archives: Email

Monday, May 12, 2014

Phishing Attempt – Dear Carleton Users

If you have received an email with the subject of ‘Dear Carleton Users’, and appears to be from Carleton University, do not respond to this message, do not click on the links in the body of the message and do not provide your account information.  This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. If you... More

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Beware of Phishing Attempt Entitled “Suspicious activities in your account”

If you have received an email with the subject of ‘Suspicious activities in your account’, do not respond to this message, do not click on the links in the body of the message and do not provide your account information.  This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. If you have already clicked on... More

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Phishing Attempt with subject of “Update” – Appears to be from Carleton University!

If you have received an email with the subject of ‘Update and appears to be from Carleton University!’, do not respond to this message, do not click on the links in the body of the message and do not provide your account information.  This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. If you have... More

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Phishing Attempt with Subject of “Upgrade Your Account!!!” – appears to be from Carleton University

If you have received an email with the subject of ‘Upgrade Your Account!!!’, appears to be from Carleton University, and asks you to click on the link below for further instructions. Do not respond to this message, do not click on the link in the body of the message and do not provide your account information. ... More

Friday, February 28, 2014

Phishing Attempt Appears to be from Canada Revenue Agency for a Tax Refund!

If you have received an email with the subject of 'Tax Refund' and appears to be from Canada Revenue Agency, do not respond to this message, do not click on the link in the body of the message and do not provide your SIN or personal information.  This is a phishing email and should be deleted... More

Monday, February 24, 2014

Phishing Attempt with Subject of: Email Users : Important Notice..

If you have received an email with the subject of 'Email User : Important Notice..' and which asks for account information, do not respond to this message, do not provide your account information, and do not click on the link in the body of the message.  This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately.... More

Friday, February 21, 2014

Beware of Phishing Attempt with Subject of “Attention…” – Appears to be from Carleton University

If you have received an email with the subject of ’Attention..’ appears to be from Carleton University, and asks for your Carleton.ca account information. Do not respond to this message, do not provide your account information, and do not click on the link in the body of the message.  This is a phishing email and... More

Monday, January 27, 2014

Latest Phishing Attempt: Dear Webmail User

If you have received an email with the subject of ’Dear Webmail User’, do not click on the link in the body of the message and do not reply to it.  This is a phishing email and should be deleted immediately. If you have already clicked on the link or responded to this email, please change your... More

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

IT Security: 6 Easy Things that You can Do

Each individual has a responsibility for information security. Here are some simple and easy steps you can take to improve security. Never share your passwords. If someone does not have a password to gain access to a resource, they probably were not supposed to have it in the first place. Do not open suspicious... More

Monday, November 4, 2013

Student Email Inboxes Being Upgraded to 50GB

Microsoft will be upgrading Carleton student email inboxes from 25GB to 50GB, as well as updating the web interface to a more modern look and feel, consistent with other Microsoft services. Microsoft has scheduled this upgrade for Friday, Nov. 15. During the upgrade period you might see a momentary service interruption while your mailbox... More

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Email Addresses from Carleton University being Blocked

Email addresses coming from Carleton University are being blocked by some service providers due to a compromised account.  ITS is aware and are working to get this issue resolved as quickly as... More

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Phishing: How many take the bait?

Phishing is the criminal process of attempting to gather personal information such as userids, password, and credit or banking details. Below is an infographic from the Government of Canada's Get Cyber Safe campaign showing just how many people take the... More

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