As widely reported in the news, on Thursday 12/13/18 a number of schools, colleges, and businesses reported receiving emails warning of the presence of a bomb and demanding bitcoin payment to stop detonation (see Reuters article). There has been no evidence that these were credible threats.

To the best of our knowledge, these emails were NOT received by Denison community members.

However, due to the rash of recent email scams, especially a number demanding bitcoin payment, ITS wanted to provide a reminder to:

• NOT click on links or open attachments in any suspicious or threatening email.
• Report any emails that cause concern to the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@denison.edu. If immediate concern concerning physical safety is involved, contact the Denison operator at 740-587-0810.
• In Gmail, use the “Report Phishing” and “Report Spam” options available from the “More” button (3 vertical dots next to the reply button) to report scam emails to Google to aid in detection and prevention of delivery of those types of messages in the future.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu