Loyola Information Security Blog

Students, Faculty and Staff should be wary of an email that purportedly comes from a Loyola student looking for someone to be her uncle’s part time “personal assistant” for $500.00 a week. Although there is nothing malicious in the email, if you reply to the email address in the body of the email, they will […]

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 […]

Folks, We are excited to announce September’s edition of the OUCH! newsletter – BEC / CEO Fraud. Led by Guest Editor and FBI Special Agent Don Cavender, we explain what these types of targeted email attacks are, what makes them so dangerous and most importantly how to spot and stop them. Not only are cyber […]

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 […]

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 […]

We are excited to announce the July issue of OUCH! This month, led by Guest Editor Angela Pappas of Thomson Reuters, we focus on CEO Fraud. CEO Fraud is a targeted attack where cyber criminals pose as a senior leader in an organization and trick employees into wiring money or sending highly sensitive documents. CEO […]

There is a new phish circulating this morning that uses bit.ly to direct you to a web site that will ask for your credentials.  A sample is below.  Remember no one at Loyola will ever send you an email that threatens to disable your account while asking you to “log in to verify” your credentials. […]