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We have had a couple of reports from students that have received phishing emails (e.g. below) apparently from the library asking people to renew their library accounts.

We have reported this to IT who are looking into it.  The link takes people to our actual remote access login screen so looks very authentic.  If you get reports from students please ask them to forward the spam email as an attachment to eservices@libr.canterbury.ac.nz – this will give us the information about  email sender that doesn’t come through with a standard email forward.

If anyone has clicked on the link and entered their details they should change their account password.  Send username details to us so we can keep an eye on attempts to login with them (we can also block access to the username that will automatically clear when the user changes their IT account password).

phishing email text below:

Dear Student,
You are receiving this message because your access to University of Canterbury Libraries System will expire soon. Due to security precautions established to protect University Libraries System, you have to renew your library account on a regular base, so please use the following link
login.ezproxy.canterbury.ac.nz/webapps/login/libraries/reactivation.htm
After your successful authentication, your access will be restored automatically and you will be redirected to the Library homepage. If you are unable to log in, please contact the library help desk for immediate assistance. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused.

Thank you,
University of Canterbury Library
University Dr, Ilam, Christchurch 8041
+64 3-369 4888
libraries@canterbury.ac.nz

Ngā mihi,

Romy (on behalf of e-services)