Loyola Information Security Blog

What is spam? Spam is the electronic version of “junk mail.” The term spam refers to unsolicited, often unwanted, email messages. Spam does not necessarily contain viruses—valid messages from legitimate sources could fall into this category. How can you reduce the amount of spam? There are some steps you can take to significantly reduce the […]

On December 3rd, cyber security firm Trustwave announced that they discovered that hackers have stolen two million passwords from 93,000 websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, Linkedin and Google. According to Trustwave, passwords were obtained using keylogging software and is part of a new botnet. The massive campaign started on October 21st with only one proxy […]

With the ever increasing sophistication of online attacks, it is more important than ever to practice safe browsing habits. SSL browsing has been an industry standard in the financial world (online banking sites) for some time to protect their customers information. However, hackers are now targeting social networking sites as a means to gain access […]

Update: Target has set up a hotline for customer who suspect there has been unauthorized activity on their cards: 866-852-8680. Target announced on December 18th that it is investigating a data breach involving, potentially, millions of customer credit and debit cards. Target released a statement December 19th stating that the breach took place between November 27th and […]

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 July’s edition of the OUCH! newsletter – Phone Call Scams and Attacks. Led by Guest Editor and Social Engineering expert Jen Fox, we explain how phone call scams work, the easiest ways to detect them and how to respond if you do get attacked. In addition, we are adding […]

Here is the latest phish.  This email is not from Loyola ITS.  If you see it in your mailbox please delete it. From: Gomez Illanes Paulina Andrea Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 6:44 PM Subject: Help Desk   *****@luc.edu We’re moving all email accounts to the new 2018 web application. Update your email account below […]

Students, Faculty and Staff should be wary of an email that purportedly comes from a Loyola student looking for someone to walk her uncle’s dog for $300.00 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 contact you and […]

The University has implemented required HIPAA training as part of our efforts to remain in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The annual HIPAA compliance efforts are designed to ensure that we protect the PHI of all individuals and to prevent that information from being used in any manner detrimental to […]