{"id":14389,"date":"2019-10-15T14:45:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T13:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=14389"},"modified":"2019-10-15T15:30:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T14:30:27","slug":"suppliers-and-external-contact-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/suppliers-and-external-contact-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"Emails from suppliers and known contacts – be wary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staff:<\/strong> if you get an email from a University of Kent supplier, external agent or a named contact that you usually work with, always follow the steps below<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Some of our known suppliers and external contacts are currently being impersonated<\/strong>, and the fraudulent emails we’re seeing can be very convincing. Business contact lists are being hacked to make fake emails look legitimate.<\/p>\n

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  1. If there\u2019s an attached invoice or document that you weren\u2019t expecting, don\u2019t preview it or open it<\/strong>. Contact the supplier separately from the email to check legitimacy.<\/li>\n
  2. If offered a link to sign into your account, don’t click the link<\/strong>. Go to their website using a web browser to sign in.<\/li>\n
  3. If the email gives you their new banking details, phone a known contact<\/strong> to check legitimacy.<\/li>\n
  4. Check the sender email address: double-click on it to see it in full. Does it look right?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All staff need to always take this cautious approach<\/strong>.<\/p>\n