Spam/phishing Email

Thursday, September 17, 2026, 1:30pm

TO: Campus Community
FR: Thomas Dixon, SFBRN ITS Chief Information Security Officer 

We are aware of a spam/phishing email that circulated within the campus community.

If you receive a message with the subject line “Campus Announcement New Validations Notification,” please do not click any links, open attachments, or respond to the sender. Delete the message immediately.

ITS has removed this message from campus inboxes. However, if the message still appears on your phone, laptop, or other device, please delete it.

We have also contacted the hosting provider for the phishing site and requested that the site be taken down. 

If you have already clicked a link, opened an attachment, or provided any information in response to the message, please contact the IT Service Desk as soon as possible at (510) 885-4357 or support@sfbrn.calstate.edu.

As a reminder, use caution with unexpected emails that ask you to click a link, provide personal information, enter your password, or take urgent action. 

Thank you for helping us keep our campus community secure.