PHISHING ATTEMPT: General Important Notice
How does this phishing message work? (draw engagement?) (capture your attention?)
This phishing scam impersonates NISD technology staff to create panic to cause the recipients to act, clicking on the malicious link. Several indicators point to this being a phishing scam;
The email comes from the student domain (student.nisdtx.org)
NISD Technology does not send emails to accounts to be deactivated
Tips if something looks phishy:
Double-check the senders 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 senders name or tap the display name of the sender on a mobile device, check for misspelled names, domains, or substitute letters (such as an capital "i" for an "L"). If the sender looks correct you can verify the URL by hovering over it on your PC and looking in the bottom left corner of the browser window. If you are on mobile you can press and hold (don't click!) to open a preview window to verify the URL. Don't click links you don't trust!
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.
Report it
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 the message to phishing@nisdtx.org
Warning: The links and email address included in these messages are real-life examples, do not attempt to explore them.
The most dangerous links have been removed and email addresses may have been removed , changed or obfuscated.
How to report phishing:
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 the message to phishing@nisdtx.org
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