Third-party password database made public

A database of almost 42 million usernames and passwords was recently posted to a public site on the Internet.   The information security site BleepingComputer.com reports that the database was uploaded to kayo.moe and is publicly available...

Watch for ‘work from home’ scam!

Please be aware of an ongoing email-based scam that is affecting UWO employees and students.  A criminal or group of criminals are posing as a doctor or other professional who is in need of a personal assistant.  The emails are well written and very convincing. When a...

Welcome (Back) to Campus!

Welcome and Welcome Back students and instructors! New students – beware and be wary of emails making job offers or asking for your passwords. These are scams. Returning students – if it has been 180 days since you changed your NetID password, you will be...