FW: [SECURITY] Fwd: US Department of Justice Victim Notification System

[Ozzie Paez <ozpaez () SPRYNET COM>]

Here is the FBI reply from Denver Infragard.

 

Ozzie Paez

SSE

303-332-5363

www.ozziepaezdecisions.com 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ozzie Paez [mailto:ozpaez () sprynet com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:52 PM
To: 'Brent Sweeny'
Subject: FW: [SECURITY] Fwd: US Department of Justice Victim Notification
System

 

Brent,

Here is the feedback that I received from our Infragard lead in Denver

 

Ozzie Paez

SSE

303-332-5363

www.ozziepaezdecisions.com

LinkedIn

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Vanicelli, Nick 

Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:50 PM

To: Ozzie Paez

Subject: RE: [SECURITY] Fwd: US Department of Justice Victim Notification
System

 

Ozzie,

 

I checked and this is a legitimate message.  It deals with a "mega victim"
case of computer intrusion and the Victim/Witness people thought this was a
good way to get the information out.  It will be followed up with a second
email with more details and explanation.  Thanks for bringing this to my
attention.

 

 

Nick Vanicelli

Special Agent

Federal Bureau of Investigation

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Ozzie Paez [mailto:ozpaez () sprynet com] 

Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:40 PM

To: Vanicelli, Nick

Subject: FW: [SECURITY] Fwd: US Department of Justice Victim Notification
System

 

Dear Nick,

I saw this traffic within a University Security organization that I belong

to.  It seems to be causing some confusion and I noticed the FBI/DOJ

component.  If this is not a real message from DOJ/FBI, then we should let

these guys know.  I will touch base with them and let them know that I

forwarded the message to our Denver Infragard leads.

 

Ozzie Paez

SSE

303-332-5363

www.ozziepaezdecisions.com

LinkedIn

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv

[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Brent Sweeny

Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:05 PM

To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU

Subject: [SECURITY] Fwd: US Department of Justice Victim Notification System

 

is anyone else getting these sorts of USDOJ notices? they look and feel

like a phish (the generic opening is very suspicious, the 'victim id #'

and PIN are the same in all instances of the note, the whole premise

smells fishy, the references to later communication that so far haven't

happened, etc), but the URLs and phone numbers are legit, and there's no

fake reply-to or underlying URLs, so I can't find anything explicitly

wrong with it. even the mail headers look correct.   the note refers to

attached information, and while there's no attachment, I just assumed

the information is included, not literally 'attached.'

      thanks.  Brent Sweeny, Indiana University

 

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: US Department of Justice Victim Notification System

Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:38:49 -0500 (EST)

From: Denielle Johnson <fedemail () vns usdoj gov>

To: Business Representative <sweeny () indiana edu>

 

 

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.

 

 

                                    U.S. Department of Justice

                                    Federal Bureau of

Investigation

                                    FBI - New York

                                    26 Federal Plaza, 23rd Floor

                                    New York, NY 10278

                                    Phone:  (877) 236-8947

                                    Fax:

                                    

                                    

January 17, 2012

 

Business Representative

 

RE:  288A-NY-303468

 

 

Dear Business Representative:

 

You previously received a notification that you were identified as a

potential victim of a federal crime.  Attached is additional information

related to the case.  You will be receiving a hard-copy version of this

notification and a personalized "Notice of Infected Computers"

attachment containing a unique passphrase to access the IP addresses

affected within your network.

 

Please note that it may take four to eight hours for you to gain access

to the Victim Notification System while our system is updated with

additional information.

 

Due to the high volume of calls, we are unable to return messages or

speak to individuals directly.  Please do not contact the New York Field

Office at this time.  You will be able to obtain case status updates by

calling 877-236-8947.

 

Current information regarding the status of your case can be found on

the Internet at www.Notify.USDOJ.GOV or by calling the Victim

Notification System (VNS) Call Center at 1-866-DOJ-4YOU

(1-866-365-4968). You will need to enter your Victim Identification

Number (VIN) 3524190 and your Personal Identification Number (PIN) 8098

anytime you contact the Call Center and the first time you log into VNS

on the Internet.

 

You can also use the Call Center and the Internet to correct/update your

contact information and/or change your decision regarding participation

in the notification system. Please remember however, that the first time

you access the VNS Internet site, you will be prompted to enter your

last name (or business name) and need to enter it as currently contained

in VNS and spelled within this letter. Your participation in this

notification system is totally voluntary. You can choose not to

participate or reactivate your access at any time.

 

If you have any concern regarding the validity of this letter or would

like to speak with me regarding any questions you may have, please feel

free to call me at the number listed above. When you call, so that I can

assist you as promptly as possible, please provide me the file number

listed at the top of the letter.

 

Sincerely,

 

New York Victim Assistance Program

null

 

 

If you do not want to receive email notifications from the Victim

Notification System (VNS) or wish to no longer participate in the

Department of Justice victim notification program, please log into the

VNS Web site at https://www.notify.usdoj.gov.  To stop receiving email

notifications or change your email address select My Information and

either remove your email address or provide a new address and click the

"update" button.  If you no longer wish to receive notifications in your

case or access the VNS Web site and toll free telephone service, select

Stop Receiving Notifications and follow the instructions on the screen.

 

If you believe you have received this email in error, please contact the

office listed at top of the email message.

 

Please note, if this is the first notification you have received from

VNS you will need to wait 4-8 hours from receipt of this email before

you can login to the VNS Internet site (http://www.notify.usdoj.gov). In

addition, it will also be 4-8 hours before any documents which may have

been uploaded to VNS as part of this notification will available under

the "Documents/Links" section on the Web page.

 

Attachments have been referenced with this notification and are

available on the VNS Internet site (or will be available within 8

hours).  After you log into the Web site select "Downloads/Links" to

view the attachments.