While UVic does officially use and support Zoom, this email is not a genuine Zoom invitation. Note the sender email address–it is clearly not affiliated with UVic or Zoom. If you were to hover over the link, you would find that the URL does not go to either uvic.ca or zoom.us and therefore should not be clicked. If you did click it, contact your department’s IT support staff or the Computer Help Desk.
Phishers are well aware that people are using videoconferencing platforms like Zoom and Teams more and more because of the pandemic, so it is no surprise that they would try to take advantage by creating fake notifications. If you’re not sure if the meeting request is legitimate but it looks like it came a person or organization you recognize, contact them through a different communication channel that you know is safe to verify that it’s legitimate.
