[CoIT-Security] FW: IT Security Alert: Yahoo Account Compromise

[Biggers, Anna L.]

FYI

From: Eyachabbe, Lynnetta J.
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 2:24 PM
To: IT - All (Norman) <it-all at ou.edu>
Subject: IT Security Alert: Yahoo Account Compromise






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WHAT IS THE CONCERN?

Yahoo has announced that 500 million user accounts have been compromised. Although this does not directly affect University services, many users may have their OU email forwarding to a Yahoo account or set as a recovery account.

WHO IS AFFECTED?

Anyone who has a Yahoo, Flickr account could be compromised.

WHAT ACTION DO I NEED TO TAKE?

  *   Change your password for your Yahoo and Flickr accounts immediately.
  *   Change your OU password as an added precaution by visiting accounts.ou.edu.
  *   Use unique passwords for all of your accounts so that when situations like this arise, your password it is not compromised across multiple accounts.
  *   Change your password for all your accounts frequently

If you need assistance please call 325-HELP (4357) during normal business hours, or visit needhelp.ou.edu<http://needhelp.ou.edu> at any time.

OU Information Technology

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