Over the last several weeks AC&N has seen a significant increase in the number of nefarious 'Phishing' emails sent to campus.  These emails usually purport to be from your system administrator, banker or another legitimate source warning you of a problem with an online account or other resource.  The email inevitably instructs you to log into a web page to verify your account, send your password via email, or communicate your private information in some other way.

Most recently these emails have come with a subject of 'Dear mines Account Owner'.  This, and all other such email is a scam and should be ignored.

AC&N will never ask you to send your password or other sensitive information to us via email.  You should only provide this information via an encrypted, verified web site (many web browsers will indicate that a site has been verified by turning the web address green or yellow).

You can also always verify the authenticity of an email from AC&N using our page: http://www.mines.edu/academic/computer/verify/.    We will post all legitimate broadcast email from us on this page, as well as examples of Phishing attacks we have received.  If you receive a suspicious looking email please check this page.  If you don't find the email listed here please feel free to forward a copy to us for verification.

Please feel free to send any questions or comments to me at: security@mines.edu

thanks
Phil
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Phil Romig, Ph.D.
Chief Information Security Officer
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO  80401
(303) 273-3866