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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>To our campus community:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>UC Riverside, along with its sister UC campuses, recently learned that personal data for some UC community members was obtained through a cyberattack on a University of California Office of the President (UCOP) system. The security team at UCOP, working with law enforcement, is investigating the matter and <a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2021/03/uc-part-of-nationwide-cyber-attack.html">has released an official statement</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Beginning Monday, March 29, members of the UC Riverside community began receiving messages from malicious actors attempting to extort money and cause harm. These messages stated that the individual’s personal data had been stolen and would be made public. UCR learned that similar messages were being received in email accounts for multiple campuses throughout the UC system, and that these emails contained a link to a public website where a sample of personal data from UC community members was posted. We took appropriate steps to block these messages from UC Riverside email accounts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>UC Riverside takes the privacy and security of your data very seriously and is working diligently <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>with UCOP to understand the full scope of the cyberattack and who was affected. If you receive any suspicious email, please </span></strong>report it to us<strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> at </span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:abuse@ucr.edu">abuse@ucr.edu</a><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> without clicking on any links within the suspected email or replying to the sender. Guidance on how to report suspicious email can be found </span></strong><a href="https://ucrsupport.service-now.com/ucr_portal?id=kb_article&sys_id=2af24d121b0b849026bd635bbc4bcba1">here</a><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We encourage you to <a href="https://its.ucr.edu/what-to-do-if-you-suspect-email-phishing-at-ucr">review our article</a> on what to do if you suspect email phishing at UCR. Phishing is a constant threat, and <a href="https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-warns-university-students-and-staff-of-impersonation-email-scam">attackers frequently target university students and staff</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Always be suspicious of any email asking for personal or user account information. UC Riverside will never request such information via email.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you for your attention and diligence. More information will be provided as it becomes available.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Josh Bright <br>Interim Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dewight Kramer <br>Chief Information Security Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Ian Harazduk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Compliance Analyst & Privacy Officer <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#393B41'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003DA5'>Information Technology Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003DA5'>University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><a href="https://its.ucr.edu/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003DA5'>ITS.UCR.EDU</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#003DA5'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#393B41'><img border=0 width=192 height=59 style='width:2.0in;height:.6145in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D727CA.B97245F0" alt="UC_Riverside_Horiz_WhtBG_signature"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#393B41'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000'>Please note: This email account is for notification purposes only and is not monitored by a helpdesk associate</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393B41'>. If you require technical support, please take one of the following actions: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#393B41'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="https://ucrsupport.service-now.com/ucr_portal?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=d10c39ee0f348300138942bce1050e8b"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003DA5'>Submit a support ticket</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393B41'> if you need to report a problem to BearHelp <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#393B41'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="https://ucrsupport.service-now.com/ucr_portal?id=ucr_sc_home"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003DA5'>Submit a request</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393B41'> for software, hardware, or a service enhancement <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#393B41'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="https://ucrsupport.service-now.com/ucr_portal?id=kb_view2&kb=de6fdb4d37800f00a2e983dcb3990e7b"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003DA5'>Browse the ITS Knowledge Base</span></a><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#393B41'> for self-help articles <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#393B41'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#393B41'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>