Several Loyola staff and faculty have received an email that appears to be from a Loyola ITS department requesting that they verify the “security of their account.” Clicking their “Loyola Security” link will bring you to a non-Loyola webpage. From what we understand the page’s intent is to only harvest information, namely the UVID and password. […]
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO • May 15, 2025
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August 23, 2013 Phishing Report
August 23rd, 2013
by Jim Pardonek
This one was captured this morning. Luckily there are no links in this one. From: Sung Lee Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 5:07 PM To: Recipients Subject: Business Ethics. Greetings, I am Mr.Sung Lee,Auditing and Account Credit Officer,Dah Sing Bank Ltd (Hong Kong).I will give you the details but in summary,the funds are coming via […]
August 26, 2013 Phising Report
August 26th, 2013
by Jim Pardonek
This is the latest phishing email reported to the Loyola Information Security Office From: LUC-Webmaster [mailto:webteam@luc.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:35 AM To: WebTeam Subject: Update Dear User Your password will expire in Three Days Click on the link below to validate your e-mail. CLICK HERE System Administrator The link is an attempt to […]
August 30, 2013 Phishing Report
August 30th, 2013
by Mykael Baig
This is the latest phishing email reported to the Loyola Information Security Office:
September 4, 2013 Phishing Report
September 4th, 2013
by Mykael Baig
This is the latest phishing email reported to the Loyola Information Security Office: Clicking the link directs you to enter your credentials into a form. Don’t forget Loyola will never send you an email containing a link to provide your username and password.
September 22, 2013 Phishing Report
September 22nd, 2013
by Mykael Baig
This is the latest phishing email reported to the Loyola Information Security Office: Clicking the link directs you to enter your credentials into a form. Don’t forget, Loyola will never send you an email containing a link to provide your username and password.
Email Alert – September 26, 2013
September 26th, 2013
by Mykael Baig
The UISO has been alerted to an email received by several Loyola community members. The email has the subject “INCOMING FAX REPORT” with a file attached. The attached file is a virus, and if executed, will infect your computer. If you receive this email, delete it immediately. If you every receive email that is questionable, […]
Adobe: Hacked!
October 4th, 2013
by Mykael Baig
Adobe has long been one of the premier providers of audio, video, and graphic editing software. Recently they have made the cloud an essential part of their business strategy, moving most of its services to subscription based platforms. Cyber attackers delivered a major blow to the company yesterday as Adobe announced that an intrusion […]
CryptoLocker Virus Hits Hard
October 23rd, 2013
by Mykael Baig
A new virus has been spreading throughout the ranks of the internet through various means: malicious emails, infected webpages, and infected file downloads. The damage can be quite extensive as you can lose access to every file on your hard drive unless you pay up to about $300 for the encryption key.
Beware: Increase in Malicious Emails – Updated!
November 12th, 2013
by Mykael Baig
Loyola community, The UISO has been informed of several new incoming emails with malicious attachments.