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August 15, 2013 Phishing Report

August 15th, 2013

This phish was received by one of our automated mailboxes this morning. It claims that your account has been compromised and unless you follow the instructions, your account will be blocked. ATTENTION : MAIL VIOLATION NOTIFICATION This Account has been Compromise; User is advice to follow the admin assistance below for authentication of this account. […]


It’s IRS SPAM Season Again

April 11th, 2013

As we get closer to the tax filing deadline, many of us have received or are anticipating a refund (at least we hope so). Spammers, looking to make a quick buck, sometimes hundreds of dollars, use this opportune time to send messages aimed at getting one’s personal information and thus access the one’s bank account. […]


August 13, 2013 Phishing Report

August 13th, 2013

The Latest phish received contains the following subject line: “Faculty/ Staff/ Employee Notification” The Body of the email reads: Institution account routine, this has been made mandatory for all users.Due to the IP Security upgrades we have reason to believe that your webmail account was accessed by a third party. You are advice to re-validate […]


August 14, 2013 Phishing Report

August 14th, 2013

The following phish email was received claiming a reset of a non-existent message center database that requests the user validate their luc.edu mailbox Begin forwarded message: From: Date: August 13, 2013, 6:17:38 PM CDT To: undisclosed-recipients:; Dear Luc.edu Email User, Due to database maintenance equipment that is happening in our Luc.edu email message center. Our […]


Tips for Cyber Monday and Black Friday Shopping

November 27th, 2013

Only shop at reputable websites and with sites that start with https://: Shop at sites that you know, do not start with a search engine. Also watch out for misspellings of a well known website, known as typosquatting. These misspelled websites could be connected to a botnet for the purpose of stealing your bank account […]


Holiday Phishing Scams

Holiday Phishing Scams

December 2nd, 2013

As the holiday season approaches, it is important to be aware of seasonal scams and cyber campaigns.


Visual Tips On Identifying Phishing Emails

Visual Tips On Identifying Phishing Emails

February 5th, 2014

Click here for the full size image. The poster above gives a great visual example of specific things to look out for when identifying a possible spam email. “The poster was developed as a community project. We would like to thank the following people for their invaluable expertise and experience in developing this poster. Cheryl […]


Major Security Flaw in iOS and OS X

February 24th, 2014

Apple has announced that there is a major security flaw in iOS and OS X last Friday, February 21st. The flaw allows emails and communications to be intercepted through means of a Man in the Middle Attack. Apple has released a patch for the current version of iOS for iPhones 4 and later along with […]


World Backup Day

March 31st, 2014

Today is World Backup Day. Take the time to backup your files on a USB stick or on something like Dropbox. Should you ever lose your device, you will still have precious files like family photos in the backup. World Backup Day Page Apple Backup Instructions Windows Backup Instructions


Missing Malaysian Airliner Scam

April 2nd, 2014

If you receive a email or see a Facebook post that claims to have photos or a video of the missing airliner, do not click it. Malware can be spread through these links and questionnaires that are asking for your personal information are being shared on Facebook. There is not a reputable entity that would […]