Phishing - What do I do if I clicked on a phishing link?

If you have click on the link on a known phishing message, here is what you should do:

Change your Passwords

If you have followed a link and entered any information, you should change your password that you provided information on.

For UCSBNetID

UCSB Identity and Directory Services

Changing your UCSBNetID will affect the following:

  • UCSB Connect - Which is GMail, Google Groups, Google Drive
  • Box
  • UCSB Wireless Connection
  • UCSB Services that use UCSBNetID

Be sure to update your devices or applications that make use of the UCSBNetID password, otherwise you will not be able to use those services.

For College of Engineering Accounts

You can change your College of Engineering Account Password here:

https://accounts.engr.ucsb.edu/maintain

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