Cybersecurity Content

Statement on the Impact of the Global Kronos Ransomware Attack at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis

Julia Ann Easley — December 14, 2021 - 3:06pm

51�ԹϺ�� Davis recently became aware of the global ransomware attack on Kronos, which resulted in the company taking all of its cloud services offline worldwide. Kronos is currently used as the timekeeping system for Dining Services for approximately 250 career staff and 1,000 student employees, and the unavailability of the service will prohibit these employees from submitting timecards using the Kronos system.

Watch Out for Suspicious Solicitations for New Bank Accounts

Cody Kitaura — October 12, 2021 - 9:43am

51�ԹϺ�� Davis has learned that names, Social Security numbers and other personal information for some members of the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis community may have been used in attempts to open unauthorized bank accounts at financial institutions such as Chime and Go2Bank.

51�ԹϺ�� Urges Employees: Take Steps to Protect Personal Data Online

Dave Jones — April 21, 2021 - 10:10am

Updated April 21: If you have enrolled in Experian credit monitoring (and you should), and you receive an alert, what should you do next?

Update on Accellion Cyberattack

Dave Jones — April 02, 2021 - 3:33pm

The 51�ԹϺ�� Office of the President distributed the following update by email today (April 2) about the Accellion cyberattack and what people should do to protect themselves.

IT Leaders Address Cybersecurity Attack

Dave Jones — March 31, 2021 - 8:43pm

A letter sent by email today (March 31), from Viji Murali, vice provost, Information and Educational Technology, and chief information officer; and Cheryl Washington, chief information security officer.

To Our Campus Community:

The 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Information Security Office is working with 51�ԹϺ��OP in response to a security incident involving 51�ԹϺ�� employee information.

51�ԹϺ�� Among Targets in Nationwide Cyberattack

Dave Jones — March 31, 2021 - 11:03am

51�ԹϺ�� has learned that it, along with other universities, government agencies and private companies throughout the country, was recently subject to a cybersecurity attack. The attack involves the use of Accellion, a vendor used by many organizations for secure file transfer, in which an unauthorized individual appears to have copied and transferred 51�ԹϺ�� files by exploiting a vulnerability in Accellion’s file transfer service.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Joins Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute

Andy Fell — November 20, 2020 - 11:38am

The University of California, Davis is a partner in the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), led by the University of Texas at San Antonio and formally launched Nov. 19. Established through a cooperative agreement with the U.S.

IN BRIEF: 2 Changes to the Org Chart

Dave Jones — July 07, 2020 - 9:30am

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Cyberattack Sends Racist Email to 51�ԹϺ�� Davis, 5 Other Universities

Cody Kitaura — June 23, 2020 - 9:12am

A hate-mail campaign that targeted at least six U.S. universities, including 51�ԹϺ�� Davis, resulted in the delivery of a racist message to several thousand 51�ԹϺ�� Davis email accounts on Sunday (June 21).

The “Pre-Qualification Request Complete” email came from Equity Prime Mortgage of Atlanta, a mortgage lender and itself the victim of a cyberattack. 51�ԹϺ�� Davis email filters blocked most of the messages sent here, but not all of them.

IET Warns of Scam Emails Seeking Gift Cards

Dave Jones — January 31, 2020 - 6:53pm

51�ԹϺ�� Davis faculty and staff are currently the target of a large-scale malicious email campaign that is attempting to deceive recipients into purchasing and supplying gift cards to the attacker.

Attackers are using fake Gmail accounts that appear similar to ones that might belong to 51�ԹϺ�� Davis deans and assistant vice chancellors. The message directs recipients to reply via cellphone or text message. This tactic limits the ability of campus systems to respond with email countermeasures.