Security Alert: New spam message being sent to WCMC users

ITS has been notified of a malicious email that users at Weill Cornell may have received in their inboxes. Links have been removed from the message below and the text appears as it was originally written so that users can more easily identify the malicious email and delete it.

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 9:27 AM
Subject: ITS-HELPDESK

Our general system upgrade is in progress to fix all bugs and provide our web-mail users with a better experience, follow the link fill in your details below for your upgrade.
[MALICIOUS LINK REMOVED]

Helpdesk Administrator


What do you need to do?

• If you received this email, please do not respond with any personal information. Delete the email.
• If you have already provided personal information, contact ITS immediately at 212-746-4878. We will work with you to ensure your account and computer were not compromised and take any necessary action to protect your information. You should also change your password at identity.weill.cornell.edu (NOTE: ITS will never ask for your password or information to validate your account).
• As always, if you suspect you have received spam, please report it to ITS. You can view our 5 Tips to Avoid Internet Fraud to help you determine if a message you received is an official WCMC one.