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COVID-19 Phishing Attacks
A review of different attacks exploiting COVID-19 fears
Tripwire has released an article warning of these COVID19-related phishing scams. This article can be found at this link:...
Posted: May 18, 2020, 6:17 PM
Email Attacks
A Review Of Recent Email Trying To Infect Your Computer
Email Attacks Tripwire has released an article warning of these COVID-19 related email scams. The article can be found at this link:...
Posted: May 8, 2020, 12:31 PM
COVID-19 Job Scam in Email
New Scam Subject: UMBC COVID-19 INFORMATION
The UMBC Division of Information Technology received notification of a new job scam variant on 08may2020. The subject is: UMBC COVID-19 INFORMATION From: Koyepes Michael...
Posted: May 8, 2020, 12:12 PM
Guide for Recognizing COVID-19 Scams and Risks
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) posted a guide, on April 13, 2020, about online scams exploiting people’s concerns about the COVID-19. The guide is available at:...
Posted: April 21, 2020, 10:13 AM
Scammers Want Your Information and Money
Scammers are finding new ways to get your info and money.
Any good scam, electronic or otherwise, works best when the victim is outside of their normal patterns of life. A phishing scam has been circulating that claims that you have been exposed to...
Posted: April 7, 2020, 5:05 PM
Fake Advertisements and CDC References
Just because it's on the web or offered doesn't make it real
The Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) has issued a report on the presence of advertisements for medical supplies, including a vaccine for Covid-19 (as of 4/7/2020 there is no such vaccine). These...
Posted: April 7, 2020, 2:36 PM
Fake DocuSign Phishing Message
Look out for fake DocuSign Messages
Yesterday morning, between 8:45am and 10:00am, several UMBC users received DocuSign messages offering access to a document called “News Update.pdf” with a button labeled “View Document Now”. ...
Posted: March 31, 2020, 4:35 PM
Home Network Security
As we all work and study at home, we need to stay secure.
If you are part of the UMBC community and are reading this in the spring of 2020, then you are very likely working and/or teaching and/or learning from home over the Internet. In most cases, you...
Posted: March 31, 2020, 4:16 PM
Telework Security Resources
Here are some good resources for securing your telework...
More people throughout the United States are teleworking now, including many who have never done so before. The UMBC community is no exception as many of us work, learn and teach from our...
Posted: March 31, 2020, 3:47 PM
Unexpected Calendar Invites and Meeting/Class Messages
Beware of Unexpected Calendar Invites and Meeting Messages
As we have all begun to work and attend classes remotely, we are receiving more and more meeting messages and calendar invites. Almost all of these messages and calendar entries include links to...
Posted: March 27, 2020, 12:45 AM
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