Loyola Information Security Blog

This is the latest phishing scam. This is yet another in a series of emails from scammers trying to get your UVID and password. From: Date: Jun 2, 2017 3:20 PM Subject: ITS Alert: E-mail account verification To: Cc: ——————————– Request Confirmation: 65189W5G64H2 ——————————– Date: 06/02/2017 ——————————– Your account has been queued for deletion following […]

We continue to receive multiple phishing emails that are attempting to harvest credentials.  Please delete this email.  If you have responded and entered your credentials, please go to password self service and reset your password or call the LUC helpdesk.  The latest email appears as below; Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 04:15 Subject: Upgrade Your […]

Here is the latest phishing email that has been circulating at Loyola.  There are several indicators to look for in this particular email message.  First, this email creates a sense of urgency by “warning” you that your account will be deleted.  Loyola does not do this.  Second, if you hover over the link within “please […]

There are a couple of new Phishing emails going around.  If you see these emails, please delete them right away.  As a reminder, Loyola will never ask for your password or to verify your account. If you have any questions about this or any email, before you act on the email, please call or email […]

We continue to experience phishing emails going around campus.  The most recent email is shown below.  If you see this email, please delete it right away.  As a reminder, Loyola will never ask for your password or to verify your account. If you have any questions about this or any email, before you act on […]

This is the most recent Phishing email currently circulating.  If you see this email, please delete it right away.  As a reminder, Loyola will never ask for your password or to verify your account. If you have any questions about this or any email, before you act on the email, please call or email the […]

We are excited to announce the August issue of OUCH! This month, led by Guest Editor Keith Palmgren, we explain Backups and Recovery. When all else fails, backups are often your last resort, to include dealing with Ransomware. Unfortunately, even though backups are very simple, many people fail to do them. Share OUCH! with your […]

The most recent phishing email we have circulating is shown below. It is similar to others we have seen in the past and once again attempts to trick the user into entering their account information into the site. If you receive this message, please delete it right away. As a reminder, Loyola will never ask […]

We continue to receive phishing emails from sites created on Weebly.  Although we have temporarily blocked access to Weebly from on campus, students, faculty and staff that access their email from off campus are still vulnerable if they click the link and provide their credentials.  Loyola University Chicago does not send email account warnings that […]

Over the last several days, the university has experienced a number of phishing email attempts that are designed to steal your uvid and password. The general format for these messages is similar to: Dear Luc® Email users! Our web administrator has been notify of some Unwarranted /Unauthorized activities in our Webmail database For these reason […]