A Persistent Scam
DoIT has been notified of a phishing scam where the malicious actor was trying to impersonate a UMBC staffer. Below is an example of the email with the name, the email address of the sender, and...
August 13, 2020
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4:44 PM
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Fake Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan Offer
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced a new phishing email campaign spoofing the Small Business Administration (SBA). This email has the subject “SBA Application –...
August 13, 2020
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11:47 AM
Make sure you're tech "self-sufficient" to learn online
The start of semester is always busy, but especially during a global pandemic. We got through Spring 20, but since every student will likely have at least one online or hybrid Fall 20 course, the...
August 12, 2020
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9:05 PM
IMPORTANT
Please be aware that the DocuSign system use had exceeded our vendor enforced limit of a 1,000 transactions per hour. It stopped creating envelope transactions for approximately 10 minutes from...
August 12, 2020
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12:15 PM
The Scam That Keeps On Taking
Similar to other work from home phishing attempts targeting the UMBC community, this one follows the pattern. A malicious actor who claims to be from a company, in this case Cisco, offers the...
August 11, 2020
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10:27 PM
A Data Breach Report
In March 2020, Chatbook, a photo print service, suffered a data breach. Approximately 15 million user records were put up for sale on a dark web marketplace. This information includes email...
August 11, 2020
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10:21 PM
A New Example Of An Old Scam
DoIT Security has received a new variation of a classic get-rich-quick scam, this time claiming to be from a Powerball winner who wishes to distribute millions of dollars, supposedly to lessen the...
August 11, 2020
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10:18 PM
Scammers Pretend To Be From Government Agencies
In the article linked below, the Better Business Bureau is warning of government imposter scams. In these scams, a malicious actor will call or even message the victim claiming to be from a...
August 11, 2020
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9:35 PM
Contact By A Fake Amazon Rep About A Fake Account
According to the article linked below, malicious actors have been recently noticed in the UK. The actors pose as an Amazon customer service representative. The goals of this phishing campaign is...
August 11, 2020
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9:14 PM
A Backup If You Forget Your Password
Don't have a recovery email on your UMBC account? Follow these steps to set up your recovery email. Please use an email address that is not your UMBC email. Login to your myUMBC account:...
August 11, 2020
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9:05 PM