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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO • March 1, 2025
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Apple discloses security vulnerabilities in iPhones, iPads, Macs allowing ‘full admin access’ to devices
August 19th, 2022
by Jim Pardonek
Apple released an emergency security update Thursday, disclosing that there were vulnerabilities for certain iPhone, iPad and Mac products. These vulnerabilities were disclosed in a software update, which the company said should safeguard the products. The first issue involved the potential for an application to execute arbitrary code with “kernel privileges,” which refers to a […]
Urgent Warning Phish
August 22nd, 2022
by Jim Pardonek
The latest phishing email looks to be coming from an LUC email address that appears to be compromised. Notice the misspelling of the work administrator and the poor grammar in the second sentence. These phishing emails tend to occur more frequently at the beginning of a semester and are more likely to target new students […]
Latest Phish Scamming Students for Money
August 24th, 2022
by Jim Pardonek
Seems that at the start of every semester, some scammer tries to use the lure of easy money to get a student to supply their banking information, supposedly for pay, only to find their bank account looted for sometimes several thousand dollars. Students usually start the semester with a considerable amount of cash in their […]
2022 September UISO Newsletter
September 1st, 2022
by Mykael Baig
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Phishing Scam – Fraudulent Check Deposit
September 8th, 2022
by Christopher Campbell
The text below is from the most recent phishing email we have seen. Scams of this type attempt to trick users into depositing a fraudulent check, and often request some of that money before the fraud is detected by the user’s financial institution. This email (and anything similar) should be deleted right away. If you […]
Phishing Scam – “COINBASE JOB OPENING”
October 10th, 2022
by Christopher Campbell
The text below is from the most recent phishing email we have seen (subject: “COINBASE JOB OPENING”). Messages of this type attempt to trick users into communicating with an unusual email address using a personal account, at which point a variety of scams may be attempted. This email (and anything similar) should be deleted right […]
Data Privacy Week
January 20th, 2022
by Mykael Baig
Data Privacy Week begins on Monday, January 24 and is a global effort that generates awareness about the importance of privacy and highlights easy ways to protect personal information. Millions of people are unaware of and uninformed about how their personal information is being used, collected, or shared in our digital society. Whether it be […]
Phishing Scam – “VERIFY” – January 7th, 2022
January 7th, 2022
by Christopher Campbell
Below is the most recent phishing email we have seen. Similar to past emails, this scam attempts to trick users into completing an online form to disclose personal information. Users should delete it right away. If you have any questions about this or any email, before you act on the email, please call or email […]
Be on Alert for this Latest Phishing Scam
September 24th, 2021
by Jim Pardonek
The Information Security Office was alerted to this phishing scam that is designed to trick the victim into providing banking information as a means of direct deposit in exchange for a fake job that does not exist. Once the banking information is provided, the hacker withdraws a large sum of money from your account. Generally […]