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Dear WashU Community,
You may have seen news reports that Vanderbilt University is responding to a cybersecurity incident. We stand with our colleagues at Vanderbilt as they work through it.
We have no indication that WashU systems have been impacted at this time. Our Information Security team is actively monitoring our environment and has added protections as a precaution. Events like this are often followed by scam emails that use the news as bait. Please take these steps:
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- Be cautious with any message that mentions Vanderbilt, VUMC or this incident, especially one asking you to click a link, open an attachment, reset a password or share data.
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If at all in doubt, report the message using the Phish Alert Button in Outlook.
- Verify before you act. If you work with Vanderbilt colleagues and get an unexpected file, link or request, confirm it by phone or a known contact method, not by replying to the email.
- Pause shared data transfers with and avoid accessing all Vanderbilt systems until WashU Information Security advises it is safe to resume.
- Never approve a WashU Key DUO Multi Factor Authentication prompt you did not initiate.
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Report anything suspicious to the Office of Information Security at infosec@wustl.edu or the WashU IT Service Desk at ithelp@wustl.edu or 314-933-3333.
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If you think you clicked a suspicious link or entered your WashU password somewhere you shouldn’t have, contact the Service Desk right away. Reporting quickly helps protect everyone, and you will not get in trouble for it.
We will share updates if anything changes.
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Thank you for helping us protect university information.
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Interim Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
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| Washington University Information Technology |
Office of the Chief Information Officer
MSC 8019-29-12300
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One Brookings Drive | St. Louis, MO 63110 US
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