First, don't worry. You are not alone! Many people have fallen for the techniques of scammers and hackers. It might be a terrible feeling that moment you realize you have become a victim of a phishing attack, but ITS Information Security group is here to help.
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The first step in securing your information is and mitigating further attacks is changing your passwords. Remember not only should you change your NetID password but you should change any and all passwords that could be affected as well. Most people wrongly use the same password on multiple sites (Netflix, Amazon, Social Media, even banking). If the attacker has your NetID password what would stop them from trying the same password on all of your accounts? So change your passwords!
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Step 4: Notification
Remember ITS Information Security group is here to help. Notification is very important, this could help ITS Information Security to detect the attackers and block the sites from affecting others. The quicker we know the less the attacker can gain a foothold in our University. Below is information that ITS could use to mitigate the threat:
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