Latest Phishing Attempt

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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that
include suspicious links. These are not legitimate emails.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the link. If a phishing or
spam email makes its way into your inbox, please forward it according to the
directions at
http://support.cc.gatech.edu/support-tools/faq/what-should-i-do-when-i-receive-spam-or-phishing-email
to improve the accuracy of GT's filters.

Latest Phishing Message

Submitted by admin on

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that
include suspicious links. These are not legitimate emails.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the link. If a phishing or
spam email makes its way into your inbox, please forward it according to the
directions at
http://support.cc.gatech.edu/support-tools/faq/what-should-i-do-when-i-receive-spam-or-phishing-email
to improve the accuracy of GT's filters.

Latest Phishing Attempt

Submitted by admin on

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that include suspicious links. These are not legitimate emails.
 
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the link. If a phishing or spam email makes its way into your inbox, please forward it according to the directions at
http://support.cc.gatech.edu/support-tools/faq/what-should-i-do-when-i-receive-spam-or-phishing-email to improve the accuracy of GT's filters.
 

Latest Phishing Attempt

Submitted by admin on

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that include suspicious links. These are not legitimate emails.
 
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the link. If a phishing or spam email makes its way into your inbox, please forward it according to the directions at
http://support.cc.gatech.edu/support-tools/faq/what-should-i-do-when-i-receive-spam-or-phishing-email to improve the accuracy of GT's filters.
 

Latest Phishing Attempt

Submitted by admin on

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that include suspicious links. These are not legitimate emails.
 
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the link. If a phishing or spam email makes its way into your inbox, please forward it according to the directions at http://support.cc.gatech.edu/support-tools/faq/what-should-i-do-when-i-receive-spam-or-phishing-email to improve the accuracy of GT's filters.
 

Critical Bash Vulnerability

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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
A critical Bash vulnerability was announced yesterday that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands on a targeted system.  A successful exploit could result in a complete system compromise.


WHO IS AFFECTED?
Users managing any UNIX-like system.


WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
Affected users should check with their operating system vendor for patches and patch immediately.

Additional information is available at:
CVE-2014-6271 (Shellshock) bash vulnerability

Zero-Day Internet Explorer Vulnerability

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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Attackers are actively exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability in versions 6-11 of Internet Explorer (IE) that allows them to surreptitiously hijack vulnerable computers.


WHY IS IT HAPPENING?
When an affected version of IE is used to access a malicious web site, attackers can silently take over the user's computer. Further details regarding this vulnerability are available at the following URL's:

http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/04/active-0day-attack-hijacking-ie-users-threatens-a-quarter-of-browser-market/

GT Antivirus Vendor Change

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WHAT'S HAPPENING?
GT is transitioning from McAfee to Microsoft for its central antivirus service provider.


WHEN IS IT HAPPENING?
The change is in progress and will run through the end of February, 2014.


WHO IS AFFECTED?
Users with GT-provided McAfee products installed on their work or personal systems.  All such copies of McAfee must be uninstalled before March 1, 2014.


WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

Latest Phishing Attempt

Submitted by admin on

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
There are emails that are being circulated, an example of which is below, that include suspicious links. These are not legitimate emails.
 
 
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
If you receive an email like this, do not click on the link. If a phishing or spam email makes its way into your inbox, please forward it according to the directions at
http://support.cc.gatech.edu/support-tools/faq/what-should-i-do-when-i-receive-spam-or-phishing-email to improve the accuracy of GT's filters.