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If you are a current employee at Wright State, you qualify for discounts with both AT&T and Verizon for mobile phone plans. Below is information to access these discounted rates!

Verizon

There are two ways to validate your employment to register for the employee discount. If you have questions, visit bit.ly/EmpDiscount.

By Email Address

1. Visit verizonwireless.com/discounts
2. Enter your mobile phone number or My Verizon User ID in the Existing Verizon Customer field
3. Click Login and Validate by Email with your work email

By Paystub

1. Visit verizonwireless.com/discounts
2. Enter your mobile phone number or My Verizon User ID in the Existing Verizon Customer field
3. Click Login and Validate by Paystub and follow the instructions to upload your paystub

AT&T

1. Visit https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/iru-check-for-discount.html
2. Enter your Wright State email address and hit Submit
3. Select the Wright State Foundation Account Number (02017546)

Keep in mind that these discounts are only available for current employees!

The Help Desk was recently notified of two email phishing scams targeting Wright State students, faculty, and staff.

The emails have the subject lines of 'Urgent Message', and 'Unknown Login' and are attempting to obtain your Wright State credentials through a link in the email.

Do NOT click on the link or provide any account information. As a reminder, CaTS will never ask you to click on a link andp rovide any personal information via email.

If you have provided any account information after clicking on the link, please contact the CaTS Help Desk immediately at (937) 775-4827.

CaTS will be performing a series of network upgrades and equipment moves on Tuesday, October 9 from 6-7 a.m. During this time all 
network connectivity and VPN access will be unavailable for both Dayton and Lake Campuses.

This upgrade is being performed to reorganize the Data Center to house equipment for other co-locations to aid in disaster recovery.

Wright State services such as email, Pilot, WINGS, and WINGS Express will still be available off-campus during this time.

If you have any questions, contact the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.

Phishing scams have taken on a new twist; cybercriminals have recently started using old, exposed passwords from company data breaches in phishing emails.

How Does It Work?

An old password, obtained from a company's data breach, is referenced in a phishing email indicating the user's account has been compromised. Referencing a password that is known by the user is designed to lend credibility to the phishing email making it seem more legitimate. A link is provided for the user to login to what appears to be a Wright State authentication page to get further information. The website is fake, but looks identical to WSU's authentication page. Once the user enters their username and password they are then redirected to the real WSU website. It appears to the user that they must have done something wrong, or typed their password incorrectly. They then login again to gain access to a real WSU site. Of course there is no information on the WSU site since the compromise did not occur on our systems. The user's password and username have now been captured by the scammer.

This is only one scenario; there are many variations that can occur.

It's important to note that CaTS will NOT send a password or ask you to click a link to sign in to our services through an email as directed above. If there is evidence a person's account has been compromised, CaTS will contact you directly. If CaTS is unable to contact you, we will change your password to protect the confidentiality of the account.

If you do recognize a password that has been included in the email, CaTS recommends changing the password for that service (i.e. LinkedIn, Netflix, as well as Wright State accounts).

Questions?

If you have any questions or receive an email like this, contact the CaTS Help Desk immediately at (937) 775-4827, or email helpdesk@wright.edu.