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| + | <dt>[[Database server down (Jan 2014)|Database server down (Jan 25, 2014)]] | ||
| + | <dd>The ECE database server was down from 7 am. Multiple services, including the RT ticket system and some websites, were unavailable as a result. | ||
| + | <dt>[[SMB server down (Jan 2014)|SMB server down (Jan 22, 2014)]] | ||
| + | <dd>The SMB server, which acts as the authentication and file server for the <tt>UBC_ECE</tt> domain, was unavailable from noon to 12:40 due to a disk failure. Apologies for any inconvenience. | ||
<dt>[[mail.ece.ubc.ca down (Oct 10, 2013)]] | <dt>[[mail.ece.ubc.ca down (Oct 10, 2013)]] | ||
<dd>The ECE mail server was down from 4 am to 11:50. Apologies for any inconvenience. | <dd>The ECE mail server was down from 4 am to 11:50. Apologies for any inconvenience. | ||
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<dt>[[Spear phishing attack]] | <dt>[[Spear phishing attack]] | ||
<dd>Fraudsters have been launching a spear-phishing attack against ECE and FAS e-mail users. Please disregard messages asking you to log in on non-ECE and unencrypted websites. If you have fallen for the scam, change your password immediately. [[Spear phishing attack|Learn more…]] | <dd>Fraudsters have been launching a spear-phishing attack against ECE and FAS e-mail users. Please disregard messages asking you to log in on non-ECE and unencrypted websites. If you have fallen for the scam, change your password immediately. [[Spear phishing attack|Learn more…]] | ||
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<dt>[[Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 2013)|Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013; updated May 21, 2013)]] | <dt>[[Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 2013)|Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013; updated May 21, 2013)]] | ||
<dd>One ECE user's account was compromised after divulging his/her password in a phishing attack, and was used to send spam. As a result of this incident, mail from ECE is currently being rejected by some e-mail providers, including GMail, Hotmail, and Comcast. | <dd>One ECE user's account was compromised after divulging his/her password in a phishing attack, and was used to send spam. As a result of this incident, mail from ECE is currently being rejected by some e-mail providers, including GMail, Hotmail, and Comcast. | ||
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Revision as of 14:13, 25 January 2014
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Announcements
- Database server down (Jan 25, 2014)
- The ECE database server was down from 7 am. Multiple services, including the RT ticket system and some websites, were unavailable as a result.
- SMB server down (Jan 22, 2014)
- The SMB server, which acts as the authentication and file server for the UBC_ECE domain, was unavailable from noon to 12:40 due to a disk failure. Apologies for any inconvenience.
- mail.ece.ubc.ca down (Oct 10, 2013)
- The ECE mail server was down from 4 am to 11:50. Apologies for any inconvenience.
- Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013; updated May 21, 2013)
- Spear phishing attack
- Fraudsters have been launching a spear-phishing attack against ECE and FAS e-mail users. Please disregard messages asking you to log in on non-ECE and unencrypted websites. If you have fallen for the scam, change your password immediately. Learn more…
- Spam/phishing/mail delivery problems (Apr 15, 2013; updated May 21, 2013)
- One ECE user's account was compromised after divulging his/her password in a phishing attack, and was used to send spam. As a result of this incident, mail from ECE is currently being rejected by some e-mail providers, including GMail, Hotmail, and Comcast.
