Pitt Information Technology is aware of a new phishing scam targeting the University of Pittsburgh community. The scam claims recipients have been detected logging in to Office 365 from two different universities. It asks recipients to provide their Pitt credentials to avoid deletion of their Pitt Email account. The Subject of the message is typically “Email Upgrade” or similar text.
Your passwords remain safely encrypted and all data stored in your LastPass vault remains secure.
PittNet Wired and Wi-Fi network access will be intermittently unavailable for up to 45 minutes during the maintenance.
PRISM, the University of Pittsburgh’s enterprise financial system, will be unavailable during an upgrade scheduled from 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, through noon on Monday, Dec. 12.
Maintenance begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, and is expected to last until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20.
Please ensure that any clients you use to access Timesharing are configured to point to linux-ts.it.pitt.edu before May 2023.
The scam’s goal is to convince recipients to pay money for an instrument that will never be delivered.
Install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature.
You can obtain GlobalProtect version 6.1 via the Software Download Service (software.pitt.edu).
Two new scams attempt to collect private information and passwords.
As previously announced, on Saturday, Nov. 5, Zoom will require users to update to the latest minimum desktop version every 3 months.
Beginning on Monday, Oct. 17, the link for joining a Zoom meeting or webinar that requires registration will no longer be provided by default on a post-registration webpage, but will continue to be sent via a registration confirmation email.
The work is expected to last until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16.
Install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature.
The system will be unavailable from 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, to 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9.
Work is expected to last until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25.
Accessing Atlassian services with a Pitt email address will automatically redirect users to the Pitt Passport login page.
Install the security updates necessary to remediate these vulnerabilities by using Microsoft's Windows Update feature.
Scam offers a remote research assistant position and asks recipients to reply via text message for details.
In preparation for start of classes this fall, Zoom Videoconferencing users should make sure to download and install the most recent version of the Zoom desktop client or mobile app available from the Zoom download center.