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Dear UMBC Community, DoIT has recently been made aware of a new phishing campaign through Google Calendar. In this scheme, attackers send fraudulent calendar invites that automatically appear on...
September 9, 2025
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4:34 PM
Protecting your digital identity, one click at a time.
Retrievers, listen up — Six cyber scams you do not want to fall for. Number one: Random Duo Push notifications. If you didn’t log in, don’t hit accept. That’s literally letting an attacker...
August 26, 2025
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5:00 PM
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They are phishing!
Hello UMBC Community, As we approach the Fall Semester, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has observed an increase in phishing attempts targeting the UMBC community. While we are...
August 22, 2025
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5:11 PM
We are glad you are here, but we don't want your password
DoIT is aware of an ongoing phishing campaign targeting faculty and staff. The message arrives in users' inboxes appearing to be a document shared from Google. Within the document there is a link...
July 4, 2025
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2:43 PM
IMPORTANT
Watch fireworks and your inbox
Recently, DoIT has seen an increase in phishing emails claiming that the receiver's UMBC account is being deactivated or offering a part time job. Some of the emails are specifically mentioning...
July 3, 2025
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5:37 PM
IMPORTANT
Account stealers and fake job scams use multiple methods
DoIT has detected several sophisticated email phishing scams attempting to steal user account credentials across campus. These scams have directed users to enter their username and password into...
June 24, 2025
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6:45 PM
Over the weekend, some members of the UMBC community may have received messages (via text or email) like the ones shown below, prompting users to renew their UMBC Alert account. These messages...
June 2, 2025
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12:32 PM
Watch out for fake emails with subjects like "Meeting/[your name]" asking to review your pension and UMBC benefits. These are NOT legitimate and are part of a phishing campaign DoIT is tracking....
May 14, 2025
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1:03 PM
Sharing for Awareness
We're sharing information about a recent phone and email scam to raise awareness across our campus community. Multiple scammers posing as a 'Shipping' and 'Billing' department targeted a UMBC...
March 7, 2025
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11:09 AM
New approach (to phishing). Same goal.
Cyberattackers constantly evolve their tactics to bypass organizational defenses. A recent trend involves exploiting PayPal's gift address feature to deliver phishing messages. These messages...
February 24, 2025
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9:09 AM