Announcement on BILGI web site

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On Sunday, September 23rd, malware was detected on 2 project web sites with bilgi.edu.tr extensions. As a result all web sites with bilgi.edu.tr extensions were classified as “The site ahead contains malware” by Google and access to our web sites were restricted.

Within the day, all necessary steps were taken and malware on both sites were cleared. Google was immediately notified and Istanbul Bilgi University official sites can be access through all browsers.

On another note, it was detected that a web site with the address sisbilgi.net was created with the purpose of phishing and gathering information regarding Student Support Systems. Authorities were immediately contacted and access to the web site is blocked.

As a precaution, instructions regarding resetting of passwords will be provided within today.

Thank you for your understanding. Istanbul Bilgi University