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    • 2 Million Passwords Stolen

    2 Million Passwords Stolen

    December 6th, 2013

    by Mykael Baig

    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 […]

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    The Power of SSL – Secure Browsing

    The Power of SSL – Secure Browsing

    December 7th, 2013

    by Mykael Baig

    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 […]

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    December 8, 2013 Phishing Report

    December 8, 2013 Phishing Report

    December 8th, 2013

    by Mykael Baig

    This is the latest phishing email reported to the 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. As always, if you receive a suspicious email, forward it to datasecurity@luc.edu.

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    December 10, 2013 Phishing Report

    December 10, 2013 Phishing Report

    December 10th, 2013

    by Mykael Baig

    This is the latest phishing email reported to the 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. As always, if you receive a suspicious email, forward it to datasecurity@luc.edu.

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    December 11, 2013 Phishing Report

    December 11, 2013 Phishing Report

    December 11th, 2013

    by Mykael Baig

    This is the latest phishing email reported to the 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. As always, if you receive a suspicious email, forward it to datasecurity@luc.edu.

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    Target Breached: 40 Million Cards at Risk

    Target Breached: 40 Million Cards at Risk

    December 19th, 2013

    by Mykael Baig

    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 […]

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    January 7, 2014 Phishing Report

    January 7, 2014 Phishing Report

    January 7th, 2014

    by Mykael Baig

    This is the latest phishing email reported to the 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. As always, if you receive a suspicious email, forward it to datasecurity@luc.edu.

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    July 14, 2014 Phishing Report

    July 14, 2014 Phishing Report

    July 14th, 2014

    by Mykael Baig

      A new phishing attack attempts to acquire a users Apple ID information through a fake verification link. The email looks fairly genuine, and the verification link directs you to a near identical version of Apple’s sign-in page. Apple IDs are tied to iTunes, iCloud, email, and more Apple services making them a valuable target. […]

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    “Luc Outlook have changed” – Phishing Scam – March 26, 2018

    March 26th, 2018

    by Mykael Baig

    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 […]

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    “Your Office-Lite Token” – Phishing Scam – July 2, 2018

    July 3rd, 2018

    by Mykael Baig

    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 […]

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