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IT Help Desk — Penn State University – Student Update

July 19, 2017 by mcl158

Subject: IT Help Desk — Penn State University – Student Update
To: Recipients <REDACTED@psu.edu>
From: “PennState” <REDACTED@psu.edu>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:37:01 +0300

Dear PSU Students,

We’re making few improvements, aimed at giving better security.
Your account is experiencing a very serious technical problem.

Activate account refresh repair process.

Proceed here>>>>>    [<–Link leads to a fake WebAccess page in the  repsi.bvcoend.ac.in domain]

The Pennsylvania State University
Hintz Family Alumni Center
University Park, PA 16802
800-548-LION (5466)

Filed Under: Fake WebAccess, PSU Message and Non-PSU Site Tagged With: generic greeting, link shown is not the real link, no "to" address, no personalization, unclear instructions

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