The Help Desk was recently notified of an email phishing scam that targets Wright State members. The email appears to come from the address ‘information@wright.edu' with a subject line similar to 'WRIGHT.EDU: Notice of inactive account'.
Please be aware that this is a scam. As always, do NOT click on any links or download any documents that may be contained in this email, and do not respond to this email with any personal information. If you have already clicked on a link and entered any personal information or your Wright State credentials, please reset your Campus 'w' account password immediately.
If you have any questions, or for assistance resetting your password, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.
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Phishing Scam Notice for 3/30
Phishing: Fake Job Offer Scams
CaTS has noticed a recent increase in the number of phishing attempts, specifically fake job offer scams and gift card exchanges, targeting Wright State faculty, staff, and students. Below is information to help keep your Wright State accounts secure:
What are Phishing Scams?
- Phishing scams are emails designed to trick you into sending an unknown third party your account information or other personal or financial information.
- These emails may look like they're coming from Wright State, CaTS, your bank or credit card issuer, or any other institution you do business with.
- The links in phishing emails often take you to a web page that appears to be a WSU site, such as wings.wright.edu. You can avoid being tricked by these fake pages by typing in the URL, such as wings.wright.edu rather than trusting the link.
- Many email scams often contain fake job offers; if an email contains poor grammar or wording, or seems too good to be true, it most likely is.
How Can You Avoid Phishing Scams?
- Remember that CaTS, WSU, and other reputable businesses WILL NEVER ask you for any personal information, such as your username and password, via email.
- Never respond to a suspicious email or click links in those emails.
- Don't give out your personal information to anyone via email.
- Don't download attachments from an email unless you trust the sender.
Questions?
If you receive an email and are unsure if the message is a scam, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827. We can help determine whether the email you received is real or not.
Phishing Scam Notice for 2/4
The Help Desk was recently notified of an email phishing scam that targets the Wright State community. The email appears to come from the address ‘david.bright678@gmail.com’ and is signed as David S Bright, with a subject line of "Urgent."
Please be aware that this is a scam. As always, do NOT click on any links or download any documents that may be contained in this email, and do not respond to this email with any personal information. If you have already clicked on a link and entered any personal information or your Wright State credentials, please reset your Campus 'w' account password immediately.
If you have any questions, or for assistance resetting your password, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.
Phishing Scam Notice for 1/25
The Help Desk was recently notified of an email phishing scam that targets Wright State members and appears to come from the address ‘tatartot1234@gmail.com'.
Please be aware that this is a scam. As always, do NOT click on any links or download any documents that may be contained in this email, and do not respond to this email with any personal information. If you have already clicked on a link and entered any personal information or your Wright State credentials, please reset your Campus 'w' account password immediately.
If you have any questions, or for assistance resetting your password, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.
Phishing Scam Notice for 1/20
The Help Desk was recently notified of an email phishing scam that targets Wright State members. The email appears to come from the address ‘deptchair008@gmail.com’ and is signed as Nimisha H. Patel.
Please be aware that this is a scam. As always, do NOT click on any links or download any documents that may be contained in this email, and do not respond to this email with any personal information. If you have already clicked on a link and entered any personal information or your Wright State credentials, please reset your Campus 'w' account password immediately.
If you have any questions, or for assistance resetting your password, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.
Phishing Scam Notice for 12/29
The Help Desk was recently notified of an email phishing scam that targets Wright State members. The email appears to come from the address ‘info@prevensystem.com’ and contains an attached password protected Excel file.
Please be aware that this is a scam. As always, do NOT click on any links or download any documents that may be contained in this email, and do not respond to this email with any personal information.
If you have any questions, or if you have already opened the attached Excel file, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.
Phishing Scam Notice: Fake Job Offers
The Help Desk was recently notified of an email phishing scam that targets Wright State members. The email appears to have a subject line of ‘Wright State University Personal Assistant Application’.
Please be aware that this is a scam. As always, do NOT click on any links or download any documents contained in this email.
Please be aware of emails like this, as they are most likely fake, unsolicited job offers and phishing scams in disguise. If you are unsure about a job offer email, forward it to the below email address. If you have already clicked on a link contained in an email like this and entered any personal information or your Wright State credentials, please reset your Campus 'w' account password immediately.
If you have any questions, or for assistance resetting your password, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.
Phishing Scam Notice for 7/8
The Help Desk was recently notified of an email phishing scam that targets Wright State members. The email appears to have a subject line of ‘Attn: Memo From The HR Department’.
Please be aware that this is a scam. As always, do NOT click on any links or download any documents contained in this email. If you have already clicked on a link and entered any personal information or your Wright State credentials, please reset your Campus 'w' account password immediately.
If you have any questions, or for assistance resetting your password, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.
Phishing Notification for 6/29
The Help Desk was recently notified of an email phishing scam that targets Wright State members. The message comes from the email address presidentsusanedwards@gmail.com, with a subject line similar to 'Follow Up'.
Please be aware that this is a scam. As always, do NOT click on any links or download any documents contained in this email.
If you have any questions, or for assistance changing your password, contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.
Notice of Mathway Data Compromise
CaTS has been notified that Mathway, a popular math solving application, recently suffered a data breach, most likely in January 2020. The breach affected approximately 300 thousand Mathway users, some of whom are Wright State students, faculty, and staff.
You have been identified as a customer who used your Wright State email address to sign up for Mathway. Below is information on how you can ensure both your Wright State and personal accounts remain safe:
- If the password you used for the Mathway website is the same password used for any of your Wright State accounts, please change your password for those accounts. Visit wright.edu/accounts for instructions on how to change your passwords. CaTS asks that you make completely unique passwords for your Wright State accounts.
- Go to the Mathway website and change your password immediately.
- If you have used this password for other sites you use, change the password on those sites as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, contact the CaTS Help Desk at 937-775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.
