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New "Economic Relief" Phishing Email
Fake Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan Offer
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced a new phishing email campaign spoofing the Small Business Administration (SBA). This email has the subject “SBA Application –...
August 13, 2020 · 11:47 AM
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Another Fake Cisco Job Scam
The Scam That Keeps On Taking
Similar to other work from home phishing attempts targeting the UMBC community, this one follows the pattern. A malicious actor who claims to be from a company, in this case Cisco, offers the...
August 11, 2020 · 10:27 PM
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Account Data Breach: Chatbooks
A Data Breach Report
In March 2020, Chatbook, a photo print service, suffered a data breach. Approximately 15 million user records were put up for sale on a dark web marketplace. This information includes email...
August 11, 2020 · 10:21 PM
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Powerball Scam Emails
A New Example Of An Old Scam
DoIT Security has received a new variation of a classic get-rich-quick scam, this time claiming to be from a Powerball winner who wishes to distribute millions of dollars, supposedly to lessen the...
August 11, 2020 · 10:18 PM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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