Buffalo State Help Desk

We've seen a surge this year in "phishing" attempts by email and text, in some cases from individual Buffalo State accounts which had become compromised. Phishing is a kind of fraud which tries to steal sensitive info like usernames/passwords by disguising itself as a trustworthy source. These messages usually claim to be from department chairs, Buffalo State or the IT Help Desk itself, or companies like Apple/Microsoft.

Watch out for some of the WARNING SIGNS outlined below:

>>> "Too-good-to-be-true" job listings or surveys offering money

>>> Web forms asking for your passwords or personal info

>>> Unexpected Multi-Factor Verification requests

>>> Unprompted mystery files shared by unfamiliar senders

>>> “Are you free” messages asking for odd favors or contact info

When in doubt, just ignore/delete the message or forward it to the IT Help Desk at [email protected] for examination.

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Sign-in at the link above using your Network [email protected]

UPDATE: The Bengal Success Portal is back up and running! Thanks for your patience during the unplanned down-time.

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A quick FYI for Monday (5/8): The Bengal Success Portal is currently unavailable.

You may see an "HTTP Status 401 – Unauthorized" error at sign-in. We are working to restore access as quickly as possible and will post an update as soon as we have more information. We apologize for the inconvenience.

If you have a link or attachment that you want to be sure is safe, www.virustotal.com is a good tool to have at your side.

Started back in 2004 and currently a Google subsidiary, the site lets you paste URLs or upload files to have them tested by a range of AV products all at once.

Something to keep in mind w/ file uploads: Avoid doing it with any files that potentially contain someone's private information. The VirusTotal site *is* reliable, but still think of uploads as though you're showing whatever's in that file to a stranger.

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