FROM IT@SAM Service Desk:
Many received an email sent March 20, 2018 claiming to be from Dr. Hoyt about a Business Integrity Program The email had a subject of “FW:[ATTENTION REQUIRED] Sam Houston State University Revised Business Development, Implementation, and Review of Guidelines and Goals” and looked like the example below.
The message contained a PDF that when opened requested your SHSU login credentials. IT Security has blocked any further emails from being delivered and blocked the site that is storing entered login credentials. They have also contacted the appropriate parties to disable and remove the malicious site.
If you received this message and still have the email in your inbox with the subject of “FW:[ATTENTION REQUIRED] Sam Houston State University Revised Business Development, Implementation, and Review of Guidelines and Goals”, please delete the email. No further action is required.
If you have already opened the PDF and entered your username and password, please:
- change your password as soon as possible at https://samweb.shsu.edu, by clicking on the IT@Sam menu, then on Account Password Change; and
- contact the Service Desk (this will help us determine the magnitude of the Phishing incident).
Please contact the Service Desk at (936) 294-1950 or servicedesk@shsu.edu should you have any questions, concerns, or trouble resetting your password.
