Announcements & Warnings

9 Mar 2023

TikTok application - installation and use warning for users of IT at MU

We strongly advise all users of IT at MU not to use the TikTok mobile application. We are doing so based on the warning issued on Wednesday, March 8, by the National Cyber and Information Security Agency. This warning affects the Information System of MU (IS MU) and the Economic and Administrative Information System of MU (INET).

Warnings

3 Mar 2023

Phone scams are back!

Recently The Cybersecurity Team of Masaryk University has again noticed an increase in fraudulent phone calls. The attackers usually try to lure sensitive data from their victims via these unwanted phone calls. Did you get a call from Microsoft tech support? Sharpen up and read on!

18 Jan 2023

Warning: LastPass password manager is again under attack!

The Cybersecurity Team of Masaryk University warns against using the LastPass password manager.

Warnings

29 Nov 2022

Warning: the threat of university account compromise

The Cybersecurity Team of Masaryk University warns against a spear-phishing campaign by which an attacker tries to lure login information from MUNI employees.

Warnings

25 Nov 2022

Warning: weaponized open-source tools

We would like to draw your attention to increasingly frequent attacks using the weaponization of open-source tools, which target a wide range of organizations from the media, through defense and aerospace, to the IT services industries. The attacks are carried out using social engineering. Thanks to this, the attackers lure job seekers with fraudulent job offers. An ISO file infected with Trojan malware is subsequently sent to the applicants who respond to such an offer.

Warnings

14 Nov 2022

Warning: Smishing campaign imitating the website of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs

The Cybersecurity Team of Masaryk University warns against a smishing campaign that imitates the pages of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic (MPSV) and thus tries to lure people into logging in to internet banking.

Warnings

31 Aug 2022

Warning: phishing campaign to misuse bank identity

We draw your attention to a phishing campaign that has been running since around the beginning of August. It uses the offer of a housing allowance from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs as a motive. Fraudulent messages are spread via e-mail or text messages.

Warnings

15 Jul 2022

Warning: Ongoing spear-phishing campaign

The Cybersecurity team of Masaryk University is issuing a warning against a wave of spear-phishing e-mails.