Cybersecurity Blog

Must Read – No we don’t have a secret email service – 04/23/19

A new phishing email is showing up in MRU Inboxes and Spam folders.  It looks like this:

The first question you should ask is why would you receive an email about unread messages? However, if the panic over missing out on 2 messages throws common sense out the window, a glance at the sender’s email address should alert you.  If you miss that clue and click on the REVIEW NOW link in a desperate attempt to avoid missing out, it takes you to this web page:

If you have gotten to this point, there is a good chance you will think that MRU has a secret email service outside of Gmail that you weren’t aware of. As a result, you will have no issues with entering your Mount Royal login credentials to access the mysterious messages. That is exactly what the hackers are hoping you will do. Once you do, Bob is your uncle, and they have control of your Gmail.

Let me assure you that the only email messages you will every receive from Mount Royal University will come through and be received via Gmail. You will never have to login to another email service to receive messages.

If this or a similar emails show up in your Inbox or Spam folder, delete them. If you ever have questions about the legitimacy of  an email that you have received from us, please forward the email to abuse@mtroyal.ca and we will be happy to investigate for you.

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