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Take Note: COVID-19 Variant Detected among Northwestern Staff

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Signs of phishing:

  • External to Northwestern email
  • Check URL before clicking
  • Check email address
  • A request for confidentiality
  • Informal tone
  • Check if address matches sender

Beware, the scammers are redirecting users to a cloned WebSSO sign-in page. DO NOT enter your credentials here. Notice these fraudulent URLs:

  • URL ends with ".com" and not ".edu"
  • URL does not start with "duosecurity.com"

cloned WebSSO

Please verify that you are signing into the legitimate University application.