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Phish Alert - Sαlαry Increαse Notificαtion/16.89 % Salary Increase Letter 2024-11-19

The Information Security team noted two phishing emails being circulated among faculty & staff. The emails, titled "Sαlαry Increαse Notificαtion" OR "16.89 % Salary Increase Letter 2024-11-19", claim to be sent from 91ÑÇÉ« Payroll & Employee Relations, and prompt recipients to submit personal information. Key details of the phishing email: The email falsely claims to provide salary increase information enclosed in […]

Duo's Self-Service Device Management (SSDM) portal

Duo has also introduced a new Self-Service Device Management (SSDM) portal to allow users to access the device management interface directly. This will allow users to add/remove devices without the help of IT/Help Desk staff. To access Duo SSDM, please visit https://yorku.login.duosecurity.com/ and login with your Passport 91ÑÇÉ« credentials. Once inside the portal, users will be able to add, […]

Phish Alert - Notification of Student/Staffs Account Deactivation

A phishing email is currently being circulated among faculty, staff, and students. The email, titled "Notification of Student/Staffs Account Deactivation", claims to be from 91ÑÇÉ«U IT Admin and prompts recipients to submit personal information to prevent account deactivation. Key details of the phishing email: The email falsely states that your 91ÑÇÉ« account will be disabled on October 16, 2024 unless you provide […]

New Duo Security Enhancements Coming to 91ÑÇÉ«

As part of planned updates to 91ÑÇɫ’s current Duo 2FA service, UIT will be deploying an extra layer of security through the implementation of Duo Verified Push, Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) codes, and the Self-Service Device Management (SSDM) portal. What’s Changing? Note: Duo Verified Push only affects applications that support Universal Prompt (Passport 91ÑÇÉ«, Self-Service Device Management (SSDM) portal, and O365. Windows RDP and VPN are not affected […]

Job Scam - Ontario Universities Students Jobs Placement 2024 Fall Semester

We have identified another targeted phishing email with the subject line "Ontario Universities Students Jobs Placement 2024 Fall Semester". The email includes a PDF attachment and asks recipients to contact hr@careers-opinionoutpost.com. Do not respond, open the PDF, or engage with the email. This is a scam aimed at financially defraud you. If you have already responded […]

Job Scam - 91ÑÇÉ« U: Jobs Placement Fall 2024 Semester

We have identified a targeted phishing email sent from a compromised university account. The email includes a PDF attachment and asks recipients to contact hr@careers-opinionoutpost.com. Do not respond, open the PDF, or engage with the email. This is a scam aimed at financially defraud you. If you have already responded to this scam: Phishing email Subject: […]

Scam Alert - Your Microsoft order on Emails Abusing an Official Microsoft Email

91ÑÇÉ« and other organizations are experiencing an ongoing scam campaign leveraging an official Microsoft email address to send fraudulent order confirmations to users. The campaign abuses the official microsoft-noreply@microsoft.com email address to send fraudulent purchase notifications to 91ÑÇÉ«'s community.  The objective of this scam is to get recipients to call the scammers' phone […]

Phishing Alert - NOTICE BY ADMIN VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT (Please Verify your account immediately to avoid Deactivation)!! / VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSITANT JOB (REMOTE)

A targeted phishing email with the subject lines "NOTICE BY ADMIN VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT (Please Verify your account immediately to avoid Deactivation)!!" OR "VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSITANT JOB (REMOTE)" has been spotted. It's purpose is to trick recipients. The link redirects users to a Google Form that requests your Email Address, Password and Duo Passcode.  Please note […]

Passport 91ÑÇÉ« password complexity requirements update

Passport 91ÑÇÉ« uses a password strength estimator to ensure that users set strong, difficult to crack passwords for their account.  This is done in order to increase the security of their various accounts at the University. The estimator analyzes passwords and assigns them a score based on their complexity. We have increased the score required […]

Phishing Alert - * Release Held Messages * / You have messages on hold'

A targeted phishing email with the subject lines "* Release Held Messages *" OR "You have messages on hold'" has been spotted. The phishing email was sent from a compromised account unrelated to 91ÑÇÉ«. The emails included a link to a fake site resembling a Passport 91ÑÇÉ« Login page, asking recipients to provide their […]