Service Overview

Phishing is an attempt to trick you into sharing information, usually through a fake website. Malware is harmful or unwanted software installed on your computer without your knowledge.  Verification of a computer threat.

Available To

Faculty, Staff and Students

Features

A computer threat can come in the form of an email that may be a phishing attempt to gain access to your personal information or a whaling attempt which targets high-profile clients, such as the Dean or Chancellor.  This type of phishing attempts to use the people who report to high-profile clients to divulge confidential information or gain financial access.

Getting Started

Please click the "submit a ticket" button.  Please attach your email as a file to the ticket.

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Alternatively you may forward the suspected Phish/Scam email to Phishing@uncw.edu.

Fees/Additional Costs

No charge