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A New Twist On Phishing
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) recently received reports of a new form of phishing campaign. This campaign informs recipients that they have “# new pending incoming emails” where #...
October 11, 2021
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10:21 AM
A "File Transfer" Phishing Campaign
The Division of Information Technology( DOIT) recently received reports of a ‘file transfer’ phishing campaign. Below is an example of this phishing email. We removed the To field for privacy...
September 28, 2021
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7:19 PM
Why You Should Not Use Your UMBC Password At Any Other Site
In September 2021, Thai-based English language teaching website, Ajarn, learnt that they suffered a data breach back in September 2018. This breach contained data for approximately 266 thousand...
September 27, 2021
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5:34 PM
"Your UMBC Feedback is Requested" Is A VALID Survey Request
Normally, these posts warn of various types of fraud and misdirection that try to mislead victims into giving up personal information and/or money. The Division of Information Technology (DoIT)...
September 27, 2021
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4:50 PM
Another Day, Another Job Scam.
Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DOIT) received multiple reports of a job phishing email. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Cheah of the Department of...
September 26, 2021
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9:25 PM
DON'T CLICK! DON'T ENTER PASSWORD! CULTIVATE SUSPICION!
The Division of Information Technology( DoIT) recently received reports about an “account upgrade” phishing email. Below is an example of such an email. We removed the recipient’s information for...
September 26, 2021
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9:20 PM
Advice From Smartphone Insight
Smartphone Insight has published a handy guide with step-by-step instructions to protect your IoS or Android phone data. With these 17 tips, your device will continuously be up to date. In...
September 26, 2021
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9:15 PM
Epik Accounts Posted Online
On September 13, 2021, the domain registrar and web hosting company, Epik, suffered a data breach. This breach contained data for approximately 15 million Epik and non-Epik customers. Allegedly,...
September 26, 2021
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9:13 PM
A Well-Designed Attempt to Gather Your Account and Password
DoIT received a report of a phishing scam that depends on the download and execution of an attachment. The message, as seen below, appears to come from Joel Avila, the CEO of Edwards Label in...
September 16, 2021
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8:34 PM
A Promise To Return A Payment You Never Made
Recently, DOIT received reports of email messages containing variations on the same financial scam. Examples are included below. Both the From and the To addresses are fake. The recipient is...
September 16, 2021
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3:19 PM