Beware of a phishing attempt going around which contains a malicious email attachment. The email will have a similar format to: From: fax@luc.edu <fax@luc.edu> Subject: FW: Fax-46787543675.doc <Fax-46787543675.doc> is attached. If the phishing attachment was opened or clicked, please call the ITS Help Desk for assistance at (773) 508 – 4487. Also, if you receive a suspicious email […]
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO • December 27, 2024
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Mykael Baig
November 2nd, 2015 Phishing Report
November 2nd, 2015
Beware of a new phishing scam circulating campus. The email will be similar to the following, and contains a OneDrive link to a malicious executable. From: “MICROSOFT SECURITY” <g.contento@masteronline.biz> To: <UVID@luc.edu> Subject: SUSPICIOUS ACCOUNT ACTIVITY!!! Reply-To: <g.contento@masteronline.biz> If the phishing attachment was opened or clicked, please call the ITS Help Desk for assistance at (773) […]
Spam Email: “ITS Help Center”
June 16th, 2016
Several Loyola staff and faculty have received an email that appears to be from a Loyola ITS department requesting that they verify the “security of their account.” Clicking their “Loyola Security” link will bring you to a non-Loyola webpage. From what we understand the page’s intent is to only harvest information, namely the UVID and password. […]
August 30, 2013 Phishing Report
August 30th, 2013
This is the latest phishing email reported to the Loyola Information Security Office:
September 4, 2013 Phishing Report
September 4th, 2013
This is the latest phishing email reported to the Loyola Information Security Office: Clicking the link directs you to enter your credentials into a form. Don’t forget Loyola will never send you an email containing a link to provide your username and password.
September 22, 2013 Phishing Report
September 22nd, 2013
This is the latest phishing email reported to the Loyola Information Security Office: Clicking the link directs you to enter your credentials into a form. Don’t forget, Loyola will never send you an email containing a link to provide your username and password.
Email Alert – September 26, 2013
September 26th, 2013
The UISO has been alerted to an email received by several Loyola community members. The email has the subject “INCOMING FAX REPORT” with a file attached. The attached file is a virus, and if executed, will infect your computer. If you receive this email, delete it immediately. If you every receive email that is questionable, […]
Adobe: Hacked!
October 4th, 2013
Adobe has long been one of the premier providers of audio, video, and graphic editing software. Recently they have made the cloud an essential part of their business strategy, moving most of its services to subscription based platforms. Cyber attackers delivered a major blow to the company yesterday as Adobe announced that an intrusion […]
CryptoLocker Virus Hits Hard
October 23rd, 2013
A new virus has been spreading throughout the ranks of the internet through various means: malicious emails, infected webpages, and infected file downloads. The damage can be quite extensive as you can lose access to every file on your hard drive unless you pay up to about $300 for the encryption key.
Beware: Increase in Malicious Emails – Updated!
November 12th, 2013
Loyola community, The UISO has been informed of several new incoming emails with malicious attachments.