Tech Alert

Password Reset Instructions

If you responded to the recent fraudulent email message sent to a number of CSUN email users, take the following immediate actions to reset your CSUN Password, your security question and answer. CSU, Northridge will never ask you to provide your Password or the answer to your security question.

1. Reset Your Password:  Visit https://auth.csun.edu/idm/changepwd and log in using your current CSUN Username and Password. Once logged in, you will be prompted to change your Password.
2. Reset Your Security Question and Answer: Visit https://auth.csun.edu/idm/aqprov and log in using your CSUN Username and Password. Once logged in, you will be prompted to change your Security Question and Answer.

If you have any questions, please contact the IT Help Desk at (818) 677-1400 or by email to helpdesk@csun.edu.

Fraudulent Email Message Recently Distributed to CSUN Email User

 -----Original  Message-----
From: The Csun.edu Webmail TEAM
[mailto:accountwebupdatemaster@googlemail.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:38 AM
To: "undisclosed-recipients:"@smtp.ksu.edu.sa
Subject: Comfirm Your Csun.edu Webmail Account

 Dear Csun.edu Webmail Subscriber,

 This message is from Csun.edu messaging center to all Csun.edu email
account owners. On Thu, Jun 26th, 2008, from 12:00 AM until 9:00 PM,
all Mailhub systems will undergo regularly scheduled maintenance.
Access to your e-mail via the mail client will be unavailable for some  time during  this maintenance window. We are currently upgrading our  data base and e-mail account center see homepage. We are deleting all Csun.edu email account to create more space for new accounts.

 To complete your Csun.edu Webmail account, you must reply to this email immediately and enter your password here (*******) Failure to  do  this will immediately render your email address  here (**************) deactivated from our database.

You can also confirm your email address by logging into your Csun.edu

 account at https://www.csun.edu/webmail/

 Thank you for using THE Csun.edu TEAM"

 

 ---- Msg sent via KSU Webmail - http://atmail.com/

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