Statement from NCEES CEO David Cox on cybersecurity

Yesterday, NCEES was made aware that three U.S. utility companies received phishing emails claiming to be from NCEES, announcing exam results. The emails included a Word attachment that contained malware. NCEES takes matters of cybersecurity very seriously, and we have found no evidence that our system was breached or that examinee information was hacked. The email addresses were not obtained from NCEES, and we have no evidence that any of the recipients had actually taken an NCEES exam.

To be clear, NCEES does not send exam results via email. Examinees log in to our secure system to access their results. If you receive an email from NCEES claiming to announce your exam results, do not open it or any attachments. NCEES does send emails to examinees to let them know that they can log in to their MyNCEES account to check their results, but such an email will not contain an attachment.

Please let NCEES know if you receive a suspicious email claiming to be from this organization. You can click on the Contact section of the NCEES website for contact details.

David Cox
NCEES Chief Executive Officer