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PHISING PREVENTION

What is phishing? 

Phishing is defined by Wikipedia as an "attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, credit card details (and indirectly, money,) often for malicious reasons by somebody disguising himself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication."

Telling the difference between real messages and phishes can be a challenge, as many fake messages are carefully crafted to look genuine. However, there are things you can look for when trying to assess if a message is real or not, and some of these are listed below. Remember, if in doubt, delete the message, or contact the sender if it is somebody you recognise, and confirm if they did send the message.

REMEMBER: If you believe your TU Dublin email account has been compromised, try to change the password immediately by going to TU dublin password page. Then contact your campus IT service desk, details can be found here