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Look out for fake DocuSign Messages
Yesterday morning, between 8:45am and 10:00am, several UMBC users received DocuSign messages offering access to a document called “News Update.pdf” with a button labeled “View Document Now”. ...
March 31, 2020
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4:35 PM
As we all work and study at home, we need to stay secure.
If you are part of the UMBC community and are reading this in the spring of 2020, then you are very likely working and/or teaching and/or learning from home over the Internet. In most cases, you...
March 31, 2020
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4:16 PM
Here are some good resources for securing your telework...
More people throughout the United States are teleworking now, including many who have never done so before. The UMBC community is no exception as many of us work, learn and teach from our...
March 31, 2020
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3:47 PM
Beware of Unexpected Calendar Invites and Meeting Messages
As we have all begun to work and attend classes remotely, we are receiving more and more meeting messages and calendar invites. Almost all of these messages and calendar entries include links to...
March 27, 2020
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12:45 AM
Beware of Insurance Scams
There are many efforts underway to steal information and money through insurance scams. Some of the recent scams involve: Fake "corona" insurance, Bogus calls warning that your health...
March 27, 2020
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12:16 AM
Don't Give out Information or Fall for Unreal Offers
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports a warning from the Florida Attorney General about recent COVID-19 scams. In one case, ”a 90-year-old woman was asked for her Medicare number so she could...
March 26, 2020
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11:57 PM
If an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is...
For several days, there have been reports of fake gift cards supposedly distributed by Starbucks, Lowes, and Walmart as an ‘apology’ for closing their stores due to social distancing...
March 26, 2020
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11:35 PM
The US DOJ has a Coronavirus Fraud Task Force
The US Department of Justice has created a task force to track scams related to COVID-19. The following web page lists many of the types of scams they are tracking: COVID-19 Fraud If you see or...
March 26, 2020
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11:19 PM
The Better Business Bureau has has a website that tracks scams and fraud. BBB Scam Tracker The Scam Tracker lists information about scams in general, but also has a section about COVID-19...
March 25, 2020
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12:35 PM
Beware of Fake Coronavirus Smartphone Apps
An Android app, advertised as a coronavirus tracker, mimics the display of the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center main page but also installs spyware into the phone.1 A similar app was...
March 25, 2020
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11:57 AM