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DIGITAL SELF DEFENSE: RID RIT OF PHISHING ATTEMPTS What is Phishing? Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending spoofed emails that appear to be from reputable sources in order to trick individuals into revealing personal identifying information (PII). REPORT Report any phishing attempts to: [email protected] and [email protected] DELETE Delete any phishing attempts. INSPECT Inspect your computer if you clicked on a suspicious link by running a virus scan. Change your password if you provided it. For more info, visit: www.rit.edu/security

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DIGITAL SELF DEFENSE:RID RIT OF PHISHING ATTEMPTS

What is Phishing?Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending spoofed emails that appear to be from reputable sources in order to trick individuals into revealing personal identifying information (PII).

REPORTReport any phishing attempts to:[email protected] and [email protected]

DELETEDelete any phishing attempts.

INSPECTInspect your computer if you clicked on a suspicious link by running a virus scan. Change your password if you provided it.

For more info, visit:www.rit.edu/security