Advisories & Alerts
Phish Alert - Urgent Please Read
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader/Acrobat
Description: Security updates are available for Adobe Reader/Acrobat to address multiple vulnerabilities. To exploit the vulnerabilities, a remote attacker would entice a targeted user to open a specially crafted PDF file. Affected Systems: Adobe Acrobat/Acrobat Reader 2017 2017.011.30079 and earlier versions Adobe Acrobat DC/Acrobat Reader DC Consumer 2018.011.20038 and earlier versions Adobe Acrobat DC/Acrobat Reader […]
Phish Alert - Important New Message
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Malware Alert - Rules of Conduct
Phish Alert - Closing of your account
A Vulnerability That Affects Outlook (CVE-2018-0950)
On Apr 11, 2018, Microsoft released updates to address a security gap in the Microsoft Outlook. The gap allows an attacker to send a maliciously crafted email to steal the "hashed" password of the email recipient. An attacker with a hashed password can try to guess the actual password. The stronger your password; the more […]
iTunes Scam
York Information Security has received reports of fraudulent emails purporting to be someone you know asking for iTunes gift cards. Do not respond to the email, text message, or phone call. If you believe that you fell victim to the scam, please contact Security Services at ext. 33333 or email scc@yorku.ca. For more information, please […]
