Users continue to receive phishing scams and are reminded not to respond. These scams appeared to come from legitimate campus sources, and asked recipients to reply to the messages with personal information such as their email address, email password and date of birth. The University community needs to be reminded that legitimate businesses and government entities are aware of phishing scams and would not ask you to send sensitive information in response to unsolicited email. You should treat these messages like spam and never reply to them.

Users should also reported any suspicious messages to the ITS Help Desk (helpdesk@binghamton.edu or 607-777-6420) as we are not always aware of every scam in circulation.
For general information about phishing, see this ITS article.
If you have doubts about requests to send sensitive information via email or web page, DO NOT REPLY! Call the office responsible for the request and verify that the request is legitimate and that the data collected is handled securely during transit and at the recipient site. University offices must adhere to this high standard as well. Please consult the University policy on Internet privacy for details.