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Microsoft SharePoint Phishing Scam
A Scam Targeting Microsoft SharePoint Users
Malicious actors are using Covid-19 and current economic conditions to exploit victims with new phishing scams. The article linked below talks about two similar phishing scams. One scam claims to...
Posted: August 24, 2020, 12:20 PM
"Quick Response" - A UMBC Impersonation Scam
A Common Scam That Still Works
Recently DoIT has been notified that an email scammer has been trying to impersonate other UMBC staffers. The email comes from a scammer who is claiming to be someone from UMBC and has the Subject...
Posted: August 24, 2020, 12:19 PM
Account Data Breach: Truefire
Truefire Data Breach
In February 2020, the guitar tuition website TrueFire suffered a data breach. Over 600,000 individuals were affected. Information such as names, emails, addresses, account balances, and passwords...
Posted: August 21, 2020, 12:14 PM
“QUICK REQUEST” UMBC Impersonation Scam
Another Example Of A Gift Card Scam Targeting UMBC accounts
The DoIT has recently been notified of a malicious actor trying to impersonate a UMBC staffer. This scammer is sending emails with the subject line “QUICK REQUEST” and asking victims if they are...
Posted: August 20, 2020, 12:01 AM
“TASK” UMBC Impersonation Scam
An E-mail Exchange With A Scammer
Recently the DoIT has been notified of a malicious actor trying to impersonate a UMBC staffer. The phishing email has the subject line “TASK” and a chain of emails from the scammer can be seen...
Posted: August 18, 2020, 6:00 PM
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