Security Advisory: A Phish Email Titled “Your Computer will be suspended from CMU network” with an Attachment is Reported

WHOM DOES THIS AFFECT?

All Pittsburgh Campus Students

SUMMARY

A phishing email carrying an attachment and titled “Your Computer will be suspended from CMU network” has been reported to Computing Services Help Center.  Your computer will NOT be suspended from CMU network.  These were simulated phishing emails designed to raise the Carnegie Mellon community’s awareness of phishing and determine our overall susceptibility to such attacks.

An actual Digital Millennium Copyright (DMCA) notice will have a notice number and include the title of the copyrighted work, the IP address and timestamp from which the event occurred and the name of the rights holder entity reporting the infringement.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

Please discard the email, remain vigilant when opening any email with attachments and contact the Information Security Office Incident Response (iso-ir@andrew.cmu.edu) if you receive a suspicious email.