OPM HR government wide email test

[Anonymous]

We had guidance from our IT dept that it is real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had guidance from our IT dept that it is real.

I called IT this morning about it and they said they'd never heard anything about OPM direct emails. And then they told me to report it as phishing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The guidance was [e-mail]

Ours was from hr(random character)@opm.gov

So something is setup wrong

Same. Did the random character line up with your GS grade? Or maybe I’m reading too much into this. I’m still debating whether I want to respond to the message.

Oh, yes it did

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had guidance from our IT dept that it is real.

I called IT this morning about it and they said they'd never heard anything about OPM direct emails. And then they told me to report it as phishing.

Our It are all contractors so out of the loop completely. Jealous of them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t reply within 2 minutes, they jjjw you’re not working. It’s a test.

Considering it arrived at 3:16 am….

Someone was working outside of core hours. If they didn’t get that approved that’s time card fraud.

a compter sent this

Well, it’s *is* ELECTRONIC mail

[Anonymous]

Still no OPM email in my inbox. I feel left out lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Still no OPM email in my inbox. I feel left out lol

Amanda hasn’t learned about mail merge and is sending them one by one. Don’t worry, she’ll get to you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s disappointing that a blank email can cause so much anxiety in such a large group of people

we get annual trainings about this kind of thing. Do you want to be the one that let China attack our IT systems? I didn't think so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now...should anyone, student or staff, attempt to aid Mr Potter, they will be punished in a manner consistent with the severity of their transgression. Furthermore, any person found to have knowledge of these events, who fails to come forward, will be treated as equally guilty.

Oh my god this. I’m rereading the Harry Potter books with my kid and legit wondering if this administration is taking plays from the bad guys in a children’s series.

[Anonymous]

We just got an email that this was legit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s disappointing that a blank email can cause so much anxiety in such a large group of people

Are you a Fed?

[Anonymous]

I got it but have not replied. Why aren’t agencies confirming to OPM the assigned email addresses? Until someone tells me I have to reply, I won’t.

[Anonymous]

It's so they can commence terrorizing us directly rather than going through chain of command

[Anonymous]

Our IT staff said the email was legitimate, but were told not to click the link and instead use a link our IT staff shared to OPM’s website about the communication test. There was no guidance on whether to reply.

We then got separate guidance from HR saying that no adverse action would occur if we responded to OPM, but no one in leadership at my agency has actually encouraged us to reply.

Very weird and not at all reassuring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The guidance was [e-mail]

Ours was from hr(random character)@opm.gov

So something is setup wrong

Same. Did the random character line up with your GS grade? Or maybe I’m reading too much into this. I’m still debating whether I want to respond to the message.

No mine didn’t