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Scam SMS phishing attempt re: Harvard Office 365 account

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Resolved

This incident has been resolved.

Posted Jan 27, 2025 - 13:23 EST

Identified

HUIT has received reports of members of the Harvard community receiving a scam SMS from an 833-area code number with the message: “HARVARD UNIVERSITY: Your Office 365 account now requires passkey authentication. Reply with 1 to set this up.”

This message is a phishing attempt and not a legitimate communication from Harvard. If you receive this message, do not respond: please report it as junk and delete it.

Posted Jan 25, 2025 - 15:14 EST

This incident affected: Other Services.