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SIM Swap Scams
Make Sure Your Phone Stays Yours
With so many online services associating phone numbers with a person’s identity, it is more important than ever to ensure that malicious actors cannot take control of your number. However, a...
July 14, 2020 · 8:31 PM
Securing Mobile Devices
Stay Secure Online
Mobile devices are now an integral part of our daily lives. They make communication and access to information incredibly convenient from virtually anywhere. This convenience can make it easy to...
July 13, 2020 · 4:36 PM
Phishing scam exploits Black Lives Matter
Don't Click On Unrecognized Attachments
Forbes posted an article of a phishing attack discovered by Abuse.ch. This attack is using a Black Lives Matter-themed email phishing campaign with the goal of having readers unknowingly install...
July 13, 2020 · 4:30 PM
Work-From-Home Scams Targeting College Students
"To Good To Be True"
According to the article linked below, a recent work-from-home scam has been targeting college students. These malicious actors are targeting students via emails that appear to be sent from a...
July 13, 2020 · 4:08 PM
Avoiding COVID-19 Contact Tracing Scams
How To Spot The Scammers
Contact tracing is an integral part of the fight against COVID-19.  It speeds response, identifies potential hot spots, and focuses testing efforts.  Unfortunately, it also creates an opportunity...
July 13, 2020 · 3:42 PM
How to Spot a Scam
Follow the Three Golden Rules
Scammers are always inventing new ways to exploit people. However, some of the basic tactics don’t change much. The Cybercrime Support Network (CSN), in partnership with Google, has set up the...
June 19, 2020 · 2:07 PM
IRS Warning of COVID-19 Scams
Financial Scammers Taking Advantage Of COVID-19 Uncertainty
With COVID-19 present in our day to day lives, malicious actors are taking this opportunity to scam people out of their personal and financial information. Recently the IRS Criminal Investigation...
June 19, 2020 · 10:22 AM
Fake Virus Alert Scam
Scareware doesn’t just exploit panic, it creates panic
You are working from home, web browser open to whatever resources you need to write a paper, prepare a class, review a budget, or whatever else you need to get your job done.  Suddenly a window...
June 15, 2020 · 4:25 PM
How to Spot a Job Scam
Scammers Are Sill Exploiting The Pandemic
With Covid-19 causing many Americans to file for unemployment, many people are looking for jobs.  Some malicious actors are taking advantage of them by creating new job scams. Here is a list of...
June 10, 2020 · 7:52 PM
Protect UMBC - Ransomware Attacks Still Active
Your Own Computer Held Hostage
Many of us lived our lives, at least in part, through computers even before telework and distance learning became the norm.  You may use your computer for writing reports, designing presentations,...
June 8, 2020 · 10:28 AM

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