Loyola Information Security Blog

NOTICE TO LUERP AND 403(B) PLAN PARTICIPANTS In early December 2024, Loyola University Chicago (“LUC”) was verbally notified by Legacy Professionals, LLP (“Legacy”) that Legacy had experienced a data breach.   Legacy is the accounting firm that for many years has audited LUC’s historic defined benefit plan, which was closed to new participants over 20 years […]

  On June 24, 2024, Loyola University Chicago posted notice of certain data security incidents involving student refunds and Loyola’s investigation into such incidents.  The incidents involved the unauthorized change (“Unauthorized DDPI Change”) of certain student direct deposit profile information (“DDPI”) included in LOCUS by one or more unauthorized actors (“Bad Actors”). Since the June […]

On May 22, 2024, Loyola University Chicago was notified by a student that they had not received an expected refund. The student noted that their direct deposit bank account information listed in LOCUS, the University’s web-based student information system, had been changed. The student had not initiated the change and reported that certain student loan […]

Below is the most recent phishing email and website we have seen. Similar to past emails, this scam attempts to trick users into entering personal account information (e.g. username/password). Users should not click any links in this email and should delete it right away. As a reminder, Loyola will never ask for your password or […]

Folks, We are excited to announce June’s edition of OUCH! – “The Dark Web”. Quite often you may read about the Dark Web in the media or news, but have you ever wondered what it actually is? Guest Editor Micah Hoffman walks you through what the Dark Web is and how it impacts you. Download […]

Below is the most recent phishing email and website we have seen. Similar to past emails, this scam attempts to trick users into entering personal account information (e.g. username/password). Users should not click any links in this email and should delete it right away. As a reminder, Loyola will never ask for your password or […]

Below is the most recent phishing email and website we have seen. Similar to past emails, this scam attempts to trick users into entering personal account information (e.g. username/password). Users should not click any links in this email and should delete it right away. As a reminder, Loyola will never ask for your password or […]