Category Archives: Security

3/26 Phishing: Fixed-term faculty positions

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

Look out for a phishing email from Dr John Largen, greatislord(at)gmail.com with the subject: FIXED-TERM (PART-TIME) FACULTY POSITIONS, and an attachment. Click the triangle in the upper right of the message and choose Report phishing, or delete it. You can also … Continue reading →

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FedEx phishing with name and SSN

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

Be aware of a new phishing attack that looks as if it comes from FedEx. The email may include your name and Social Security number, which makes it seem legitimate. The email links you to a Google Doc that uses … Continue reading →

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1/29 9:30am Malwarebytes & PC connectivity issues on office PCs

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Erin Richardson

We have received reports of some faculty/staff office PCs that cannot connect to the network.  This issue does not impact classroom computers. Malwarebytes published a faulty Web Protection update on Saturday morning.  A new update has been released to correct the problem.  … Continue reading →

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Phishing scam: “***Employment***”

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

The email address keeps changing, but the name has been Christopher Babbit throughout, the subject mentions ***Employment***, and the message has a Job Details.txt file attached that claims the person is from Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES)—of course, you shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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6/27 Windows computers and recent ransomware

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

You may have read news articles about a global ransomware attack. Most College PCs should have this patch downloaded already, but you may need to install it and reboot.  See our instructions to check if your Windows PC is patched. Other … Continue reading →

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6/13 Beware usher scam

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

Dozens of students fell for a previous version, so please be wary and if you see this message, either delete it or use the right triangle in the upper right corner of the message to Report phishing. ———- Forwarded message … Continue reading →

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6/7 Another $ phishing scam

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

Not real! Date: Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 10:35 AM Subject: FWD: Work and earn $300 this saturday Will you like to work as an Usher for 4 hours this Saturday in Wellesley. Please contact ceomail9060@gmail.com for briefing. Click the … Continue reading →

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5/22 Phishing from The Wellesley College Team

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

New phishing with a link that’s not to MyWellesley, see below. Feel free to click the triangle in the upper right of the message and choose Report phishing, or delete it. You can also always contact the Help Desk about suspicious … Continue reading →

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5/15 12:00pm Windows PCs & Ransomware

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Erin Richardson

You may have read news articles about a global ransomware attack.  All Windows computers are vulnerable and must be patched.  Windows computers need at least the March Windows Updates.  Most College PCs should have this patch downloaded already, but you may … Continue reading →

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5/3 New phishing through a Google doc

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Veronica Brandstrader

A new phishing scam is going around using Google Drive. The email subject is “*(name) has shared a document on Google Docs with you” and the body of the email is a normal Google Docs description and link to a … Continue reading →

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