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Cisco Systems Is NOT Offering You A Job In A Mass Emailing!
DoIT has been notified of another malicious actor sending out phishing emails claiming to offer job opportunities with Cisco Systems. The email below is similar to the previous phishing attempts,...
August 31, 2020
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2:06 PM
Fake Job Offer For "Online Personal Assistant"
Recently the DoIT has been notified of a job scam using a compromised UMBC email account to send out fake job offers. An example of the email (with the name of the sender removed for privacy) is...
August 31, 2020
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2:01 PM
Simple Ways To Secure Your Identity
With classes starting back up, malicious actors will try even harder to steal people's information or commit Identity theft. The article that is linked below has some tips for college students to...
August 31, 2020
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1:58 PM
Same Scam, Different Details
The UMBC DoIT has been notified of a compromised UMBC account used to send out phishing emails. An example of the email chain is shown below. The name and email address of the compromised UMBC...
August 31, 2020
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1:54 PM
Compromised UMBC Exploited To Send Fake Job Offer
DoIT was notified today of a scammer sending out emails claiming to be offering a job opportunity. The message came from a compromised Umbc email account, so the From name was removed for privacy...
August 26, 2020
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11:24 PM
Phsihing Attack Sent To Over 1000 UMBC Accounts
A compromised UMBC account was used to send phishing emails to over 1200 other UMBC accounts today. These malicious emails, claiming to be from the “UMBC IT Desk,” contained a link to a fake...
August 24, 2020
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4:00 PM
Credentials Breach Report
In January 2020, Zoosk 2020, an online dating service, suffered a data breach. This breach contained 24 million users data that was posted online. The user information includes dates of birth,...
August 24, 2020
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1:00 PM
Credentials Breach Report
In July 2020, an online alcohol delivery service, Drizly, suffered a data breach. This breach contained 2.5 million customers data that was sold online, and then posted on a hacking forum. The...
August 24, 2020
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12:27 PM
Credentials Breach Report
In June 2020, Havenly, an interior design website, suffered a data breach. Approximately 1.4 million members' personal information was exposed. This data includes names, email, phone numbers,...
August 24, 2020
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12:25 PM
Credentials Breach Report
In June 2020, a marketing video creator website, Promo, suffered a data breach. 22 million users' personal information was leaked on an online hacking forum. This data includes names, email,...
August 24, 2020
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12:24 PM