Adobe issued an advisory about another vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.137 and earlier versions. Adobe warns that “Successful exploitation could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.” Adobe expects to issue a...
Computers in over a hundred countries have been affected by the ransomware WannaCry; one of the most notable victims was the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. No UD systems were affected by WannaCry, but we would like to share some security tips in...
IT has received reports of a new ransomware program being distributed to victims via Word attachments in phishing emails. The program is written in Windows PowerShell and executed by macros when a victim opens the Word attachment. These Word documents are often...
Several universities report that their staff are receiving emails claiming to be inquiries about a credit card charge and include an attached “statement.” The attachment is really an MS Office file (Excel or Word, so far) with malicious macros set to...
Within 48 hours of Microsoft beginning to push out Window 10 to individuals, scammers began sending out fake upgrade notices via email. Click the link; install ransomware that locks you out of your computer’s files. Uh, folks, you do know that Microsoft will not...
We’ve seen a recent increase in UD email messages containing infected MS Office attachments. Some of these messages may be spear phishing attacks, email scams targeting a recipient based on his or her affiliation with the University. Some are random attacks...
