UBC Psychiatry IT: Memos & Updates | January 2024

Recent Data Breach: ~26 BILLION records leaked – GO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS!

We strongly recommend that you update and change your passwords that could be been linked to a recent data breach. Notable sites like LinkedIn, Adobe, X (formerly Twitter), and Canva has been comprised. If you received any emails about changing passwords from these with a provided link, DO NOT use the link provided as it can be a phishing attempt. Go to the site directly via Google search then proceed to update your password. If the option is available ENABLE MFA to add an additional layer of security.

Go to the link below for additional information on other compromised sites you may have. Copy and paste the link below into the address bar then replace ‘xx’ with ‘tt’.

hxxps://cybernews.com/security/billions-passwords-credentials-leaked-mother-of-all-breaches/

Sincerely,

Simon Chong

Computer Systems Manager
Medicine | Psychiatry | Psychiatry IT
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2C1 – 2255 Wesbrook Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 2A1 Canada
psychiatry.it@ubc.ca 
http://psychiatry.ubc.ca

The UBC Department of Psychiatry Administration Office respectfully acknowledges the land on which we live, work and play is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-waututh).