With emails as a norm of communication in both personal and professional circles, people spend more and more of their days sifting through their email accounts. Given the large amount of personal information going in and out, this makes emails a rewarding area for cybercriminals. UCSB students have learned this the hard way, with many becoming victims of what are called “phishing emails” being sent to their school email accounts. KCSB’s Hector Sanchez Castaneda recently received one of those emails. He talks with UCSB’s Technology Services’ Shea Lovan about what these emails are, and what to do if you fall victim to them.
