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Cybersecurity Alerts
Spear Phishing Attacks On The Rise
Community members being targeted for gift card scams
The DoIT Security Group has received reports of a phishing scam targeting the UMBC community. Please be aware that hackers are sending these email messages to students, faculty, and staff....
Posted: December 10, 2019, 4:36 PM
Ransomware Slams Enterprises with $5.8M Blackmail Demands
Retrieved from ZDnet - By: Charlie Osborne
A new ransomware called 'MegaCortex" is hitting enterprise firms in the US and Europe demanding millions of dollars through blackmail and encryption. Read more here:...
Posted: August 5, 2019, 8:54 AM
U.S. Indicts for Phishing Campaign Targeting Colleges
Retrieved from SCMagazine - By: Bradley Barth
The DOJ indicted three people on multiple charges regarding phishing scams that targeted college employees, banks and other businesses. Read more here:...
Posted: August 1, 2019, 2:39 PM
Capital One Data Breach Hits More than 100 Million People
A woman hacked into Capital One systems; accessing sensitive information such as credit reports and social security numbers of about 140,000 people. The breach affected more than 100 million...
Posted: July 30, 2019, 3:07 PM
Humans hear the private info Siri accidentally records
Retrieved from NakedSecurity - By: Lisa Vaas
Siri is known to be accidentally triggered quite often, namely on apple watches and the HomePod smart speaker, which results in the capturing of sensitive data. ...
Posted: July 30, 2019, 10:39 AM
Google Found 6 iOS Vulnerabilities, Only 5 Have Been Fixed
Retrieved from PCMag - By: Matthew Humphries
Numerous iOS vulnerabilities have been located but despite their known existence, they have yet to be patched. ...
Posted: July 30, 2019, 10:18 AM
3/4 of Gamers Suffer Hate and Harassment Online
Retrieved from Naked Security - By: Danny Bradbury
Trolling, stalking, sexual harassment, discrimination, and humiliation are just some of the high levels of harassment that gamers, specifically female gamers face online. Read more here:...
Posted: July 29, 2019, 8:24 AM
Equifax Might Owe You $125. Here's How To Get It
Retrieved from Wired - By: Lily Hay Newman
Equifax negotiated a settlement that entitles all victims to 10 years of free credit monitoring or $125. In addition to this, more monetary compensation is offered for victims who spent time/money...
Posted: July 26, 2019, 3:41 PM
Johannesburg Electricity Provider Falls Victim to Ransomware
Retrieved from Tripwire - By: David Bisson
City Power, an electricity provider in Johannesburg, South Africa fell victim to a ransomware attack leaving outages and assets encrypted. Read more here: ...
Posted: July 25, 2019, 11:07 AM
Facebook to Pay $5 Billion Fine & Setup New Privacy Program
Retrieved from THN - By: Mohit Kumar
The FTC confirmed that Facebook agreed to pay the imposed $5 Billion fine and enforce a 20 year long privacy framework as a result of user privacy violations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica...
Posted: July 24, 2019, 3:01 PM
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