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Re: Email Scam Problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Musal (ITS))
Thu Nov 3 10:00:44 2016
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Blog posts mostly.
On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 6:42 AM Rizzo, Jim <JRIZZO@providence.edu> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
>
>
> We=E2=80=99re having serious issues with phishing and email scams. In fac=
t, we
> seem to have been hit with a zero-day ransomware virus that encrypted a
> whole bunch of files on a couple people=E2=80=99s computers and network d=
rives. The
> network drives can be restored from the last good backup. The local files
> seem to be a lost cause.
>
>
>
> Anyway=E2=80=A6 How do you all inform, educate, scold, whatever people ab=
out these
> types of problems? The ransomware issue was related to actually clicking =
on
> a bad attachment (and seems to have required downloading a zip file and
> unzipping it and then running the VBS file contained within). Phishing is
> just that. People seem to have no problem sharing their passwords. We
> fairly regularly send emails to the campus about suspicious email message=
s,
> unexpected attachments, and messages asking people to share their
> passwords. They seem to fall on deaf ears/eyes. The same people read thos=
e
> emails, and it=E2=80=99s not the people who need to be taking the message=
to heart.
>
>
>
> Looking for any ideas here. If you have a webpage about it, please share
> the link. If you send emails, please share the text of the email.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> --
>
> Jim Rizzo
>
> Helpdesk Manager
>
> Providence College Information Technology
>
> (401) 865-1277
>
>
>
> http://www.providence.edu/helpdesk
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Blog posts mostly.<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 6:42 AM Rizzo, Jim <<a href=3D"mailto=
:JRIZZO@providence.edu">JRIZZO@providence.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #cc=
c solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor=3D"white" lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" cl=
ass=3D"gmail_msg">
<div class=3D"m_-2983963255861279912WordSection1 gmail_msg">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg">Hey all,<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></=
span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></sp=
an></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg">We=E2=80=99re having serious issues with phishing and email scam=
s. In fact, we seem to have been hit with a zero-day ransomware virus that =
encrypted a whole bunch of files on a couple people=E2=80=99s computers and=
network
drives. The network drives can be restored from the last good backup. The =
local files seem to be a lost cause.<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"=
gmail_msg"></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></sp=
an></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg">Anyway=E2=80=A6 How do you all inform, educate, scold, whatever =
people about these types of problems? The ransomware issue was related to a=
ctually clicking on a bad attachment (and seems to have required downloadin=
g
a zip file and unzipping it and then running the VBS file contained within=
). Phishing is just that. People seem to have no problem sharing their pass=
words. We fairly regularly send emails to the campus about suspicious email=
messages, unexpected attachments,
and messages asking people to share their passwords. They seem to fall on =
deaf ears/eyes. The same people read those emails, and it=E2=80=99s not the=
people who need to be taking the message to heart.<u class=3D"gmail_msg"><=
/u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></sp=
an></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg">Looking for any ideas here. If you have a webpage about it, plea=
se share the link. If you send emails, please share the text of the email.
<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></sp=
an></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg">Thanks!<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></s=
pan></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg">Jim<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></span>=
</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt" class=3D"=
gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></sp=
an></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:blac=
k" class=3D"gmail_msg">--=C2=A0<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail=
_msg"></u></span></p>
<div class=3D"gmail_msg">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:blac=
k" class=3D"gmail_msg">Jim Rizzo<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmai=
l_msg"></u></span></p>
</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_msg">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:blac=
k" class=3D"gmail_msg">Helpdesk Manager<u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u><u class=
=3D"gmail_msg"></u></span></p>
</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_msg">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:blac=
k" class=3D"gmail_msg">Providence College Information Technology<u class=3D=
"gmail_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></span></p>
</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_msg">
<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:blac=
k" class=3D"gmail_msg"><a href=3D"tel:(401)%20865-1277" value=3D"+140186512=
77" class=3D"gmail_msg" target=3D"_blank">(401) 865-1277</a><u class=3D"gma=
il_msg"></u><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u></span></p>
</div>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal gmail_msg"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;color:blac=
k" class=3D"gmail_msg"><u class=3D"gmail_msg"></u>=C2=A0<u class=3D"gmail_m=
sg"></u></span></p>
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<p dir=3D"ltr"><b><font color=3D"#006600">Richard A. Musal, M.A., M.S., P.D=
.</font></b></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr"><i><font color=3D"#006600">Associate Director of Client Serv=
ices & Operations, ITS</font></i></p>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Riverdale, NY 10471</p>
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