<div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default">Campus Community:</span></font></span></font><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default">We are seeing an increase in <span>phishing</span> scams hitting campus email accounts. </span></font>If you have replied to or clicked on the links in any suspicious emails, please contact the <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/resources/technology/helpdesk/index.html" target="_blank">ITS Helpdesk</a> immediately.</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>How can I tell whether a message is fraudulent?</b></span></font></div><div><ol><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"><b>Hover over links to view the actual URL they reference. </b>Note
 the discrepancy between the text language and the link. If the link 
goes to an outside address instead of a legitimate SUNY Plattsburgh 
address, it's a scam.</span></span></font></li><li><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"><b>Identify that the "from" email address matches the display name.</b> 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. Off-campus 
messages are marked as EXTERNAL. </span><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></span></font></li></ol></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>General Guidelines</b></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default"><span>Phishing</span> </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"> The fake </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></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default">If you receive a suspicious message, follow these steps:</span></font></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><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"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default"><b>Do not reply</b>. </span></font></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default"><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_default"><b>Mark the message as Spam.</b></span></font></span></font></span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><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></span></font></li></ol></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default">As always, should you have any questions about <span>phishing</span> 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></span></font><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thanks for helping to keep the campus community cyber-safe.</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br>-- <br></span></font><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b>TJ Myers</b></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Director & Chief Information Officer</span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>Information Technology Services</span><br></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">215 Feinberg</span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><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></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><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></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">(o) <a href="tel:(518)%20564-2449" value="+15185643824" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">518-564-</a>5180</span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span>(f) 518-564-</span><span>3817</span><br></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></b></span></font></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><img src="https://web.plattsburgh.edu/files/914/images/SUNY-Plattsburgh-Email-Logo-2018.jpg"></span></font></div></div></div></div>