The Information Security Office would like to thank the following individuals, who are our Cybercitizens of the Month, for alerting us to two recent phishing emails:
- Linda Townsend
- Melinda Pierson
- Suzanne Stetson
- Elif Guler
- John Hogge
- Nancy Postans
- Steven Wood
- David Magill
- Tracey Neihouse
- Walter Witschey
- Daphne Ratliff
- Jennifer Sheeler
- Phillip Poplin
- Billy Tucker
- Susie Ramsey
- Shelia Seagle
- Ashley Jones
- Faith Pence
- Bill Abrams
- Megan Miller
- Carlton Hobbs
- Mark Kendrick
- Ruth Gowin
- Tim Olmsted
- Crissy Sampier
- Brandi Ripley
- Sarah Reynolds
- Javier Fernandez Urenda
- Bettie Mitchell
- Irene Girgente
- Cheryl Adkins
- Jennifer Apperson
- Consuelo Alvarez
- Brandon Jackson
- Cyndi Garrison
- Sabrina Brown
- Laura Black
- Stephanie Carwile
- David Hooper
- Carol Anderson
- Scott Chapman
- Kevin Bryant
- Apryl Allen
- Mark Hamilton
- Jes Simmons
- Barbara Johnson
- Kirsten Bowen
- Mike Culver
- Jennifer Wilkerson
Their alerts, which they sent to the Information Security Office, were helpful because we didn’t know these emails were circulating. One email had the subject line "Payroll Adjustment close in 30mins" and the other had the subject line "Creative-VA 2019.12.09." Both emails contained links that looked suspicious.
Fortunately, both of the links in the emails had already been rendered ineffective by the time the Information Security Office investigated. However, it is always good to remain vigilant and be careful not to click on links or open attachments in suspicious emails. We really appreciate the help from our Longwood community in protecting the university!
If you see a phishing email, please forward it to [email protected].