Multiple users have reported receiving a wave of suspicious emails on their University accounts.
The Crimson White submitted a complaint to the UA Office of Information Technology’s automated form, and received the following reply:
“If you received these emails, please delete them. If you answered
these emails, please change your email password immediately.
1. Login mybama (mybama.ua.edu)
2. Click on ‘change my password’ located in the left corner
of the page.
3. You will be prompted to enter your userID, old password,
and create a new password.
Or go to
http://oit.ua.edu/oit/
If you need assistance changing your email password, please contact the
IT Service Desk at 348-5555.”
The reply also contained the following reminders from OIT:
“On any suspicious email, always check the “From” address and the
location of any URL in the message. If the message originated from the
University, the “From” address should end with a ua.edu. Any
associated URL in the message should also contain a ua.edu before the
first slash (/).
There is no reason why an office UA email would come from outside the
University of Alabama. Always remember, the University of Alabama, will
never ask you for your password. Thank you for your assistance and
patience.”
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
