{"id":7892,"date":"2019-12-19T03:30:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T19:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/cyber-security-alert-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T15:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T07:31:03","slug":"email-cyber-security-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/email-cyber-security-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Cyber Security Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An external party is attempting to impersonate a Curtin Staff member via email and is contacting students via email. Please observe caution during this time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does it look like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The email will look similar to the below and will not come from an official Curtin email address.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-57481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/EmailScamExample_1-336x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I make sure I don\u2019t fall for this scam?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you receive a suspicious email like the example above, ignore it and delete it.<\/p>\n<p>Always ensure that the sender is from a genuine Curtin email account by checking that the email address ends in curtin.edu.au.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/EmailAddressExample-336x101.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you believe you may have been affected, please contact <strong>IT Support<\/strong> for advice on <strong>+61 8 9266 9000<\/strong> or email <a href=\"mailto:service.desk@curtin.edu.au\">service.desk@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An external party is attempting to impersonate a Curtin Staff member via email and is contacting students via email. 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