{"id":29510,"date":"2025-10-20T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=29510"},"modified":"2025-10-23T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:55:27","slug":"protecting-your-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/20\/protecting-your-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Your Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 42%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Threat actors and hackers regularly target universities, including U-M, attempting to disrupt operations and steal sensitive information. They also try to steal individual U-M account credentials in order to gain access to U-M systems and accounts, initiate scams, and disrupt both our professional and personal lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProtectIdentity1024px-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-600x600.gif\" alt=\"A U-M student looking concerned covers his password with his hand on his laptop.\" class=\"wp-image-29512 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProtectIdentity1024px-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-600x600.gif 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProtectIdentity1024px-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProtectIdentity1024px-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-768x768.gif 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProtectIdentity1024px-Bridget-Weise-Knyal-665x665.gif 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following tips can help you protect your identity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Do not reuse your U-M password<\/strong> on other sites, especially those where your umich.edu email is your username. <strong>If you think your login credentials have been compromised, change your password ASAP<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beware of phishing emails (or texts)<\/strong> that ask you to verify, validate, or upgrade your account by logging in to a webpage or providing your password. They are most likely scams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoid logging into a U-M website like Wolverine Access while on an unprotected WiFi network<\/strong>. Your account information could be stolen if you don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/be-safe-online\/secure-connection\">use a secure internet connection<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Do not share your passwords<\/strong>. If you share your password with a friend, significant other, or family member, they might not be as careful with it as you are. <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/manage-your-passwords\/consider-password-manager\">Consider using a password manager<\/a> to store your passwords in an encrypted file so that you don&#8217;t need to remember them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More tips and resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn about how to <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/be-safe-online\/online-harassment\">Protect Yourself From Online Harassment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\">Protect Yourself<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-privacy\">Protect Privacy<\/a> sections of the Safe Computing website.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take control of your privacy with this Electronic Frontier Foundation resource &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2025\/09\/opt-out-october-daily-tips-protect-your-privacy-and-security#tip1\">Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/safecomputing.umich.edu\/protect-yourself\/phishing-scams\/report-phishing-email\">report suspicious messages or email<\/a> to <a href=\"mailto:reportphish@umich.edu\">reportphish@umich.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow these tips to protect your identity and your U-M account, including your email, direct deposit details, and 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