Student Tribune
**Cybersecurity Advisory ** Phishing email Warning
Monroe Community College has received reports from other SUNY institutions
that some very realistic spear phishing campaigns have been created to target
Higher Education institutions.
These malicious emails claim to be from the college president or other
high-level leaders and may contain a signature that contains correct contact
details and realistic college branding.
In some cases, the message may refer to a newly updated ethics program on
campus or some other call to action, and will ultimately direct users to a
malicious URL link that leads to a web form intended to gather user account
credentials and other personally identifiable information. These web forms
often display the college letterhead and look just like official college
documents.
As a reminder, Monroe Community College will NEVER send you an email
directing you click a link and enter your MCC Network Account credentials (your
username/password), and we urge you to treat ANY such requests as hacking
attempts. Any such unsolicited messages should be immediately deleted.
If you do mistakenly provide your MCC Network Account credentials and
suspect that your account may have been compromised, please contact the
Technology Help Desk at (585) 292-8324 immediately to have your password
changed and to be provided assistance in any other necessary remediation.
Attached is an example of a phishing email received at Hudson Valley
Community College.
Attached Files:
HVCC Phishing email.png
Wirley, Eileen
Technology Services - AVP Office
02/23/2018