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Phishing Attempt
Phishing Attempt
February 2026
What makes this a phish?
What makes this a phish?
This phishing scam impersonates NISD technology staff to create a sense of urgency in order to get the recipients to act, clicking on the malicious link. Several indicators point to this being a phishing scam:
The email comes from an external domain "@corpuschristischool.net"
The yellow box the top indicates that the email is from an external source.
Never put your password into a google form.
Multi-factor authentication passcodes should only ever be input into the application and never filled into a forum
How to tell if something is phishy.
How to tell if something is phishy.
Double-check the sender's email address before responding or clicking any links.
Double-check the sender's email address before responding or clicking any links.
Look to make sure the sender's email address is correct. You may need to hover over the sender's name or tap the display name of the sender on a mobile device. Then, check for misspelled names, domains, or substitute letters (such as a capital "I" for an lowercase "L")
Look to make sure the sender's email address is correct. You may need to hover over the sender's name or tap the display name of the sender on a mobile device. Then, check for misspelled names, domains, or substitute letters (such as a capital "I" for an lowercase "L")
Check the link.
Check the link.
If the sender looks correct,
If the sender looks correct,
- On a PC: You can verify the link by hovering over it on your PC and looking in the bottom left corner of the browser window
- On a mobile: You can press and hold (don't click!) to open a preview window and verify the link.
Don't click links you don't trust!
Don't click links you don't trust!
Follow up with the sender separately.
Follow up with the sender separately.
If you were not expecting a message from someone follow up with a separate email or call/text to confirm.
If you were not expecting a message from someone follow up with a separate email or call/text to confirm.
Still seem phishy?
Still seem phishy?
Report it!
Report it!
How to report phishing in NISD:
How to report phishing in NISD:
- Open the message
- Click the red "hook" in the top right of the message
- Log in using your @nisdtx.org or @student.nisdtx.org account
- Click "Report"
If you are unable to log in to report the message, forward it to phishing@nisdtx.org.
If you are unable to log in to report the message, forward it to phishing@nisdtx.org.
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