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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">We have been made aware of a new email attack that contains malicious code as an attachment. This attack is known as
<b>DYRE</b> or also known as <b>Dyreza</b>. CITE staff works to insure protection from this threat, however you need to be aware.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Over the past several days emails containing this threat have increased. The subject lines in these emails include the below, but may be changing all the time. The email entices
the user to click a link by telling them they have a voice message to retrieve, or to click on the morning commentary link, etc. The Dyre threat attempts to gain user ID’s and passwords to allow further spread of malicious code.
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">- “Wire transfer receive”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">- “Medicines here”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">- “Complaint against your company”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">- “Payment Advice – advice Ref:[xxxxxx]/CHAPS credits”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">- “Company repor” - (note the missing t in “report")<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">- “Wire transfer complete”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">- “Important – New Outlook Settings”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">- “RBS morning commentary”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">- “Voice Message”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Preventing the spread will ultimately rely on good user practices. We remind you that you should not provide your Password to anyone or in any email.
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">If you think you have been exposed or have provided your ID & Password please contact the
<a href="mailto:helpdesk@tamuc.edu">help desk</a> or call 903-468-6000 to have your password reset.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">We appreciate your diligence in keeping our environment safe.
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Ref: US-CERT Alert: <a href="https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-300A">https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-300A</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">US-CERT Alerts and Tips:
<a href="https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips" target="_blank">https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3):
<a href="http://www.ic3.gov" target="_blank">http://www.ic3.gov</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Center for IT Excellence<br>
</span></b>Center for IT Excellence<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">| Texas A&M University-Commerce<b><br>
</b></span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:helpdesk@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:black">helpdesk@tamuc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, Tx 75429-3011<br>
Tel. 903.886.6000 | Fax 903.886.5007| <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/CITE"><span style="color:blue">www.tamuc.edu</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">/CITE</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
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<b>Texas A&M University-Commerce</b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#365F91">Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.<br>
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