{"674271":{"#nid":"674271","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Recent Phishing Scheme at Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPhishing attempts often involve malicious emails to trick a recipient into revealing passwords and other sensitive information. \u201cBad actors\u201d may attempt to make the email look legitimate by using an organization\u2019s logo and even its email domain, such as \u201c@gatech.edu.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Information Technology (OIT) recently discovered an email phishing scheme that was sent to some members of our campus community. These emails appeared to come from legitimate Georgia Tech email addresses. OIT\u2019s Cyber Security office quickly took measures to prevent these accounts from sending further emails.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOIT believes these emails were sent beginning April 12, and have the following characteristics:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe subject may begin with, \u201cIT-Desk: Mailbox Is Full,\u201d and may contain an \u201cincident number.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe subject may also include a disclaimer stating, \u201cNew Messages May Return.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe email may state the recipient has exceeded their inbox \u201cquota limit,\u201d and direct them to an attachment to \u201cavoid restrictions and lose incoming messages.\u201d\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe email or attachment may direct users to what appears to be the\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech Single-Sign-On (SSO) page.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe email may appear to be a job advertisement.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe email signature may contain\u0026nbsp;the interlocking GT logo.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe email may be signed, \u201cOffice of Information Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, \u00a9 2024.\u0022\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you have received a similar email, or if you ever receive an email that you find suspicious, forward it immediately to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:phishing@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ephishing@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. It is important that you do not reply to the sender. Do not visit any links within the email and do not forward the email to others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you ever believe that your Georgia Tech accounts may have been compromised, contact OIT\u2019s Security Operations Center immediately at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:soc@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esoc@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Information Technology recently discovered an email phishing scheme that was sent to some members of our campus community. Please report suspicious emails to phishing@gatech.edu.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Office of Information Technology recently discovered an email phishing scheme that was sent to some members of our campus community. "}],"uid":"34932","created_gmt":"2024-04-19 12:29:36","changed_gmt":"2024-05-27 21:50:41","author":"Courtney Hill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-04-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673792":{"id":"673792","type":"image","title":"Cyber Email Alert","body":null,"created":"1713801937","gmt_created":"2024-04-22 16:05:37","changed":"1713802020","gmt_changed":"2024-04-22 16:07:00","alt":"Cybersecurity graphic with identification card and password fields","file":{"fid":"257230","name":"249e5e8ad7faa9bb35920a45.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/04\/22\/249e5e8ad7faa9bb35920a45.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/04\/22\/249e5e8ad7faa9bb35920a45.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":77041,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/04\/22\/249e5e8ad7faa9bb35920a45.jpg?itok=73UZ1AgU"}}},"media_ids":["673792"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.oit.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Information Technology"}],"groups":[{"id":"174291","name":"OIT"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8111","name":"phishing"},{"id":"193750","name":"oitphishingalert"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["soc@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}