Who do I contact if I think my CalNet credentials were compromised?

If you believe your CalNet credentials have been compromised, and you still have access to your account, change your password immediately.  Instructions for changing your passphrase can be found online: https://calnetweb.berkeley.edu/calnet-me/manage-my-calnet-account#passph....

If you are not able to access your account, contact security@berkeley.edu.

If you have received notice from CalNet that your account has been locked, email calnet@berkeley.edu.

To regain access to your accounts, you will need to verify your ID by showing a government-issued photo ID via Zoom or in person, so be prepared.

To open a ticket with CalNet, email: calnet@berkeley.eduor call (510) 643-6839.

Additionally, if you answer yes to any of the following questions, email the Information Security Office at security@berkeley.edu immediately to report the compromise.

  • While performing your normal duties, do you access protected data (UC P4) from the workstation for University business, including access to the data through central campus applications/services (ImageNow, PeopleSoft, HCM, Payroll/PPS, BFS, etc)?
  • Do you suspect there are University (non-personal) documents containing protected data stored on the workstation?
  • Are there file shares (also known as network drives or mapped drives) mounted on your workstation with stored protected data, whether or not you work with those files? 
  • Do you use accounts on this workstation that have privileged [administrator, superuser, database owner (dbo)] access to other systems with protected data?
  • Do you store any usernames and passwords in plain-text (not encrypted) on the workstation?
  • Do you work with Research data regulated by Campus Institutional Review Boards (IRB), California Committee for the Protection Human Subjects(CPHS), or subject to other Data Access Agreements?