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This is SPAM.  It is not asking for credentials so, is not a Phish. But it is not sanctioned by our Wesleyan HR office.  As such, this is a third-party soliciting your business. From: <beaudelaire.cadet@foresters.com> Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 2:46 PM Subject: Faculty Benefits Review To: <xxxxxxxxx@wesleyan.edu>   Hello Professor Robinson,   I […]

This is SPAM.  It is not asking for credentials so, is not a Phish. But it is not sanctioned by our Wesleyan HR office.  As such, this is a third-party soliciting your business. From: <beaudelaire.cadet@foresters.com> Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 2:46 PM Subject: Faculty Benefits Review To: <xxxxxxxxx@wesleyan.edu>   Hello Professor Robinson,   I […]

If you hover over the link it resolves to–
hxxp://lemes-inmuebles.xxx/doingbusinesses.com/quotation
You will receive a piece of malware and your system will then, be compromised.
If it looks suspicious please, report it to security@wesleyan.edu…

Employment scams are on the rise targeting students as well as adults.  The most common scams that we see are: 1) Joboffers–Identity take-over, Bank account fraud 2) Spoofed email addressto look like it came from inside Wesleyan to extract HR/tax/employment information 3) Fake logon page to extract credentials   Job offers—These emails are designed to […]

This is an example of a blackmail email.  The passwords are old and form one of the countless breaches companies have had the lsat several years.  The phrasing can vary a bit and the password will be old.  However, it may be active if you haven’t ever changed it.   Please, red the article on […]

Dear Wesleyan Community, The PeopleSoft Student System will be upgraded this weekend.  The upgrade will require two distinct downtimes: Downtime #1 WesPortal, WFS, and HR will come down for one hour from noon to 1:00 pm on Friday, March 16, 2018 for data backup. Downtime #2 The Student system will also come down at noon, […]

This is 100% legitimate. Wesleyan is launching a Cybersecurity Awareness program. The letter should look very similar to the following screenshot–

ITS is working with our telecommunications vendor on a problem with the voicemail system.  Voicemail is currently not responding and the line will continue to ring.  We will update the community when we know more.

Saturday’s (1/13/2018) PeopleSoft Maintenance is Complete

ITS is actively working on problems with VPN connections.  Once connected, not all services are accessible or performing correctly.  We will keep the community posted as we know more.