Current Phishing Attack Warning sent to all App State Faculty, Staff & Students on September 11, 2025 at 1:00pm
Information Technology Services (ITS) is actively monitoring and responding to ongoing high-volume phishing attempts.
Important reminders related to these types of attacks
Appalachian State University:
- Does not send emails, texts or phone calls asking university members (faculty, staff or students) to validate or verify university accounts
- Does not ask students to pay faculty or staff directly for any service related to the university (internship, job, etc)
- Does not ask university members to share personal information (university account password, social security number, two-factor codes, etc) via email or text
- Does notsend Duo push notifications that you did not authorize
- If you are experiencing Duo authorizations that you did not prompt, or you are experiencing Duo fatigue (being prompted continuously), always deny and report
If you are asked to do any of the above, report the email or text to phish@appstate.edu.
If you have shared information or clicked links in any unauthorized communications, you may have compromised your account or device. Contact the Office of Information Security at security@appstate.edu or call the ITS Help Desk at 828-262-6266 (option 3) immediately.
Learn more about common security threats and how to prevent them at security.appstate.edu/common-threats.
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Keith Werner
Chief Information Officer
Information Technology Services
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-6278
its.appstate.edu
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