<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Campus Community:<br></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"><br></span></font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default">This morning another phishing scam began showing up in campus email accounts.</span></font><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default"> This fraudulent email solicitation uses the following language:</span></font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><ul><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="">"</span>Action required: Current email users should switch to Microsoft cloud base by November 4, 2022<span class="gmail_default" style="">"</span><span class="gmail_default" style=""></span></font></li></ul></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default">If you receive a suspicious message, follow these steps:</span></font></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><ol><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="2"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"><b>Do not reply</b>. </span></font></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="2"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"><b>Mark the message as Spam.</b></span></font></span></font></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="2"><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"><b>If you have replied </b>or are unsure about what to do, <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/resources/technology/csds/helpdesk/index.html" target="_blank">contact the ITS Helpdesk</a> without delay.<br></span></font></font></li></ol></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default">Phishing </span>scams <span class="gmail_default">typically</span> take the form of targeted email or text messages designed to get victims to engage and establish a rapport.<span class="gmail_default"> </span></font></div></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><font size="2"><span class="gmail_default"><div><font size="2"><span class="gmail_default"><br></span></font></div>IMPORTANT SAFETY TIP: </span></font><font size="2"><span class="gmail_default"><b>Identify that the "from" email address matches the display name.</b> </span></font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><ul><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><font size="2"><span class="gmail_default">The "from" address may look legitimate at first glance, but a closer look at the email headers may reveal that the email address associated with the display name is actually coming from someone else. </span></font></font></li><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><font size="2"><span class="gmail_default">Off-campus messages are marked as EXTERNAL. </span></font><font size="2"><span class="gmail_default"><i>If an email comes from an address that isn’t affiliated with the apparent sender, it’s almost certainly a scam </i>(though there can be exceptions to this situation).</span></font></font></li></ul></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><font size="2"><span class="gmail_default">Phishing </span>messages <span class="gmail_default">are always changing, so be aware of basic safety practices when encountering suspicious messages.</span><span class="gmail_default"> </span>The<span class="gmail_default"> </span>goal<span class="gmail_default"> of the criminal</span> is to steal data, money, or both.<span class="gmail_default"> Never part with any of these valuables.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></font><font size="2"><span class="gmail_default">As always, should you have any questions about phishing scams or any other </span>cyber-security<span class="gmail_default"> issue, please feel free to <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/resources/technology/csds/helpdesk/index.html" target="_blank">contact the Helpdesk</a>. You will also find helpful information on our <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/resources/technology/infosec/index.html" target="_blank">Information Security web page</a>.</span></font></font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><font size="2">TJ Myers</font></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">Director & Chief Information Officer</font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:small">Information Technology Services</span><br></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">215 Feinberg</font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">101 Broad Street</a></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</a></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">(o) <a href="tel:(518)%20564-2449" value="+15185643824" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">518-564-</a>5180</font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:small">(f) 518-564-</span><span style="font-size:small">3817</span><br></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><font size="2"><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></font></b></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><img src="https://web.plattsburgh.edu/files/914/images/SUNY-Plattsburgh-Email-Logo-2018.jpg"></div></div></div></div>