Phishing is the act of masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication like emails, web pages, or SMS messages in order to obtain personal information, such as usernames, passwords, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and credit card numbers from victims. Some recent phishing attempts have taken the form of urgent requests to make purchases.

Learn more about phishing scams, how to identify them, and how to report suspicious messages on Information Security's Phishing website.

Check Information Security's list of the most recent known phishing scams that have targeted the University community.

If you are concerned about the authenticity of an email, especially one associated with a University service, send a copy of the email with full headers to the Information Security team at security@uchicago.edu. For instructions, see this article Display and Forward Full Email Headers.