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Job Scam Alert: Department of Psychology
An Accidental Forward Keeps Us All On Our Toes
The Division of Information Technology has received quite a few reports of a new job scam email coming from the Department of Psychology. It is very similar to others we have received in the past,...
February 8, 2022 · 2:16 PM
Job Phishing Alert: Department of Biological Sciences
An Example of Red Flags In A Phishing Message
Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of a job phishing email. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Mendelson of the Department...
December 7, 2021 · 2:53 PM
Account data breach: Thingiverse
Another Breach Of An Online Service
In 2020, the 3D model sharing service Thingiverse suffered a data breach. On October 13, 2021, the data compromised in the breach was posted in various hacker forums. This breach contained data...
October 18, 2021 · 4:53 PM
Commemorative Coin Spam
Spam Claiming Celebrity Endorsement For Trump Coin
The UMBC Department of Information Technology (DoIT) received a report of spam invoking former President Trump, collectible coins, and the security-focused Telegram messaging system.  See  the...
October 11, 2021 · 12:17 PM
Account data breach: LinkedIn
Time To Change Your LinkedIn Password
Account data breach: LinkedIn  In April 2021, an employment-oriented online service, LinkedIn, was targeted by attackers who scraped data from hundreds of millions of public profiles and later...
October 11, 2021 · 10:29 AM
Phishing Alert: I need your quick response
Tip: This Isn't Dr. Hrabowski
The Division of Information Technology( DoIT) recently received reports about a phishing email impersonating Dr. Hrabowski. Below is an example of such an email. We removed the recipient’s...
October 11, 2021 · 10:26 AM
Phishing Alert: You have (#) new pending incoming emails
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 · 10:21 AM
Phishing Alert: "Received AWB Documents via WeTransfer"
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 · 7:19 PM
Account data breach: Ajarn
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 · 5:34 PM
Notice of a LEGITIMATE E-mail Survey!
"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 · 4:50 PM

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