Removal of Malicious Message from Queen's Mailboxes - 171003c Archived

  • On Tuesday, October 3rd, a malicious email was sent to members of the Queen's community. In keeping with the Electronic Information Security Policy, this message has been removed from all mailboxes using an automated feature in Office 365.

    If you are not using an Office 365 mailbox or forward your mail outside of Office 365, ITS is not able to automatically remove the malicious message. Please delete the message manually from your mailbox if you have received a copy.

    If you received this message, clicked the link and entered your credentials, please change your NetID password immediately. If you have any questions please contact the IT Support Center at x36666.

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    BEGINNING OF REMOVED MESSAGE

    From: Diane Earle
    Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 10:31 AM
    To: lnfo@queensu.ca
    Subject: Anti


    Dear QUEENSU User,

    Alert from QUEENSU, Our latest IP Security upgrades discovered an irregular Login attempts on your email account earlier today from unknown location with this IP: 214.20.31.87. We recommend that you validate your account to avoid suspension. CLICK HERE (Link Removed)

    Thank You.
    ITS - Information Technology Services QUEENSU Admin
    Copyright © 2017 Admin All rights reserved.

    END OF REMOVED MESSAGE
  • Publish Date: October 3, 2017 12:00
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