You’re already busy working on far too many things, and you receive an email message telling you there is something wrong with your account, or you need to visit a page to ensure your account remains active. You follow the instructions, and the next thing you know, your account is locked. It turns out the whole thing was a scam, and someone half-way around the world sent out hundreds, or even thousands of new scam messages using your account. Often they even appear to come from SUNY Cortland Faculty, Staff and Students.
Think before you click...
Never share your passwords with anyone.
SUNY Cortland Information Resources, your bank, FedEx, the IRS, your credit card company and other reputable institutions will never ask for your password by email, phone, text message, or in person.
Financial or medical institutions may communicate with you via secure messaging. You may receive an email from a financial or medical institution informing you of this message, but it will never ask for your personal information or password.
Do not click on any embedded buttons in a phishing email, especially those that say "unsubscribe" or "remove me from this mailing list,
Call the individual or office that purportedly sent the email to confirm that it is a real request.
Think before you click, really think before supply a username and/or password. Does this seem legit, have I seen this login page before, look at the URL. Do not browse to links via email on a mobile device, it can wait until you are at a bigger screen.
Please check the sidebar to see if the scam has already been reported, if not head over to our documentation page on how to report a phish
If you responded to a phishing scam using your SUNY Cortland email account or believe it has been compromised (meaning accessed by someone other than you), immediately visit https://cortland.edu/password to change your password. Remember to follow best password practices when creating a new password. If you use the same password across multiple accounts (i.e. financial institutions, social media sites, etc.) we advise that you change those passwords as well. If you cannot change your password or would like to speak with someone please contact the Technology Help Center at
Date Reported | Subject | Details |
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03/05/2021 01:13:58 PM | SUNY Cortland Part-Time Job Offer | More Info... |
03/05/2021 12:23:56 PM | Urgent student and Staffs Email Update !!! | More Info... |
03/04/2021 02:34:21 PM | E-Verification | More Info... |
09/04/2020 12:41:34 PM | Email From Online Directory - URGENT REQUEST | More Info... |
07/25/2020 04:24:43 PM | Mail :- Must read | More Info... |
07/25/2020 04:03:12 PM | Saturday, 25th July | More Info... |
07/17/2020 02:53:33 PM | Ticket: VM4JAQDLMR- Ref:17 July, 2020 | More Info... |
06/23/2020 01:09:40 PM | Varies | More Info... |
05/12/2020 07:09:23 AM | Request | More Info... |
04/27/2020 06:18:00 AM | OLIVIA (1 202-205-6510) has left you a message 23 second(s) long | More Info... |
04/22/2020 08:48:47 AM | (old password) | More Info... |
04/14/2020 06:25:20 PM | New Restriction j*.p*@cortland.edu Quota Update!! | More Info... |
10/29/2019 07:15:32 AM | Re: Attached is Buyer Final Settlement Statement Invoice for your review | More Info... |
10/17/2019 07:07:09 AM | FSM | More Info... |
10/16/2019 03:27:46 PM | Student pass - found | More Info... |
07/17/2019 02:37:38 PM | Re: Mailbox limit have exceeded. | More Info... |
07/17/2019 02:31:53 PM | Voicemail from "CID: 9188344430" | More Info... |
07/10/2019 10:11:58 AM | Confidential File | More Info... |
02/05/2019 01:39:49 PM | Random | More Info... |
01/28/2019 09:27:54 AM | Final Warning: Activate Your Account | More Info... |
01/13/2019 05:54:30 PM | ALERT!!! | More Info... |
01/13/2019 04:19:25 PM | 2019 UPDATE | More Info... |
01/10/2019 08:57:36 AM | Account Validation | More Info... |
12/13/2018 10:30:00 AM | E-Document From: | More Info... |
12/12/2018 01:19:31 PM | Email Notification: Your (username@cortland.edu) quota has reached 98% | More Info... |