Another day, another phishing attack making the rounds. The latest asks you to confirm your identity by clicking on a link and logging in. These emails often refer to  issues with your paycheck or benefits that need to be resolved. Replying to one of these emails and asking for more information results in a very quick and convincing response assuring you everything is on the up and up.

If you ever receive an email asking you to use a link to login to confirm your identify, close the email and login to the site directly using a bookmark or Google search result. If the request is legitimate, you will be able to find it on the official web site.  If you cannot find the information and are still not sure of the email’s legitimacy, contact them by phone or email using contact information taken from their official site.  If you do determine that the email is a phish, forward it to abuse@mtroyal.ca and then report it as phishing to Google.

As always, if you are in doubt contact the IT Service Desk.