Phish 2013-05-08 #2
Another phish sent to around 100 people this morning. We were only forwarded the body of the phish so we do not have full headers. Mail logs show that the claimed sender was MaryJane.Hahner.2@nd.edu. They put some effort into this because … Continue reading
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Phish 2013-05-08 #1
Many people received the following phish this morning: There are many signs that the message was illegitimate. The basic premise, used by many phish, is flawed. Users never need to “upgrade their email account”. email/webmail ugprades occur on the server. … Continue reading
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End of Support Date for Windows XP
Microsoft will stop supporting the decade-old Windows XP operating system (OS), now several generations behind the current release, Windows 8, on April 8, 2014. Once support ends, security patches and OS updates will no longer be available for Windows XP. … Continue reading
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Phish 2013-05-01
Many people received the following phish this morning: There are several signs that it was a phish instead of a legitimate message from JP Morgan Chase. The message came from “no-reply@bb-lab.com”. It was not directly addressed to you as a … Continue reading
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Phish 2013-04-19
Many people received the following phish this morning. If you hover over the link, you will see that what looks like a USC URL is actually a link to a site in Slovakia (.sk). The usc.edu.htm target page tells us … Continue reading
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Patch Tuesday Followup
Microsoft announced on Friday that one of the security updates released during last week’s Patch Tuesday had the unanticipated side-effect of causing some Windows 7 users’ systems to fail. The company has removed the faulty bulletin from Windows Update, so … Continue reading
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Adobe Updates Released
Adobe yesterday released security updates for Flash Player, Shockwave Player, and Coldfusion. Users of the Flash and Shockwave Players can download the latest versions at the Adobe download page. For more information about the Coldfusion update, see Adobe’s ColdFusion hotfix … Continue reading
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Patch Tuesday Roundup for April 2013
Today is Patch Tuesday for April 2013. Microsoft released nine security bulletins, two of which are considered critical and address vulnerabilities that could allow remote users to execute code on your machines. For more information and to download the updates, … Continue reading
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Before You Click That Link
Many phishing scams attempt to obtain your personal information by providing links to sites that look legitimate but are, in reality, spoofed pages designed to capture your credentials or load malware onto your machine. Such messages often use a technique called URL redirection, which involves … Continue reading
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Apple iOS Update
Apple yesterday released an update to its mobile operating system, iOS 6.1.3. The update addresses a recently discovered vulnerability that could allow someone to bypass an iPhone or iPad’s passcode, and access data such as contact lists and voicemails. You … Continue reading
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