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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO • December 22, 2024
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Update to LOCUS Phishing Breach Posted on June 24, 2024
August 28th, 2024
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 […]
Change Healthcare Data Security Incident
July 12th, 2024
July 3, 2024 Dear Loyola Community, On June 21, 2024, Aetna, the University’s health insurance plan administrator, notified the University about a data security incident experienced by its vendor, Change Healthcare (“CHC”). CHC is a widely used provider of health care billing and data systems. Although the University does not directly contract with CHC, […]
LOCUS Phishing Breach
June 24th, 2024
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 […]
Zoom 5.0 is Here!
May 22nd, 2020
Zoom has announced a mandatory update to Zoom 5.0. This update includes new features and improvements to security. After May 30th, all Zoom users running an older version of the Zoom desktop client will not be able to join a meeting until they have updated to 5.0. For a step-by-step guide on how to update […]
Beware of Fake Zoom Requests
March 31st, 2020
As our classrooms move to the home we find that communication platforms such as Zoom become extremely popular and have become the default way to deliver a real time classroom experience while totally online. With the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, cybercriminals are taking advantage of this spike in usage by creating new fake “Zoom” […]
Another Paid Position Phishing Scam
September 23rd, 2021
We are again seeing one of the more common ones that attempts to get you to email your banking information to the scammer in exchange for a non-existent job. The way these work is that they “hire” you and ask for your routing and account number so that you can get “paid”. The scammer then […]
Latest Job Scam Offer “Student and Staffs Employment”
March 1st, 2022
Here is the latest job offer scam. The email has the subject line of “Student and Staffs Employment” Notice that they attempt to use an incorrect plural of staff. The email appears to come from an active compromised LUC email account which is unrelated to the actual fake “Job”. Compromised accounts usually have a weak […]
Apple discloses security vulnerabilities in iPhones, iPads, Macs allowing ‘full admin access’ to devices
August 19th, 2022
Apple released an emergency security update Thursday, disclosing that there were vulnerabilities for certain iPhone, iPad and Mac products. These vulnerabilities were disclosed in a software update, which the company said should safeguard the products. The first issue involved the potential for an application to execute arbitrary code with “kernel privileges,” which refers to a […]
Urgent Warning Phish
August 22nd, 2022
The latest phishing email looks to be coming from an LUC email address that appears to be compromised. Notice the misspelling of the work administrator and the poor grammar in the second sentence. These phishing emails tend to occur more frequently at the beginning of a semester and are more likely to target new students […]