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Government Imposter Scams
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 · 9:35 PM
Amazon Account Phishing Scam
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 · 9:14 PM
How to setup an account recovery email address
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 · 9:05 PM
Account Data Breach: Wattpad
Major Data Breach: Wattpad
In June 2020, Wattpad suffered a data breach that exposed approximately 270 million records. These records include, names, usernames, email and IP addresses, genders, birth dates and passwords....
August 11, 2020 · 9:01 PM
Be Wary Of These Covid-19 Scams
Some Of The Scams Coming Over Email, Phone, and Text
In the article linked below, BBC News warns of different Covid-19 themed frauds and scams. Many malicious actors follow the headlines just like the rest of us, and when they see a crisis like...
August 5, 2020 · 6:12 PM
Gift Cards Phishing Scams
Another Variant Of A Common Scam
Recently DoIT has been notified of a phishing email scam where the malicious actor is impersonating a UMBC staff member. The name has been removed from the From for privacy reasons, but an example...
August 5, 2020 · 5:59 PM
Account Data Breach: Dave
Data Breach On Digital Banking App
In June 2020,  Dave, a digital banking app, suffered a data breach. 7.5 million rows of data were leaked to the public on a hacking forum. The breach exposed individuals’ Personal Identifiable...
August 4, 2020 · 10:34 AM
Phishing Emails from SurveyMonkey
The Survey Site Is Legitimate. The Survey Is Not.
According to an article at https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com,  Abnormal Security recently discovered a new phishing campaign using malicious emails from a legitimate SurveyMonkey domain. A...
July 30, 2020 · 4:37 PM
Recent Spear-phishing Emails
Faked Email Messages Looking For Your Phone Number
A new wave of Spear-phishing emails hit roughly 300 UMBC inboxes this weekend. An example is shown below, with the From field altered and the To field removed for privacy. There is no body in this...
July 30, 2020 · 3:42 PM
Fake Job Offers from Corestaff
UMBC Community Gets More Fake Job Offers
Jobs phishing Alert: Corestaff During the past week, DOIT has received several notifications of phishing emails impersonating Corestaff. Below is a sample message that was sent to many UMBC...
July 30, 2020 · 3:40 PM

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