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An email to students and faculty warns of an increase in scam emails.
Students and faculty using college email addresses are experiencing an increase in phishing, scam and spam, the vice president for information and instructional technology said in March.
Richard Kralevich sent a college-wide email to remind the campus community to delete suspicious messages and report them to the help desk.
“Unfortunately, these types of attacks are becoming more common,” Kralevich wrote.
Phishing describes emails that appear to be from reputable organizations but are designed to get users to reveal passwords and credit card numbers.
Kralevich said the emails are getting more sophisticated as scammers become adept at using artificial intelligence to create them.
“Trust your instincts,” Kralevich said. “If something feels off, it probably is.”