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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...

Posted: August 5, 2020, 6:12 PM

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...

Posted: August 5, 2020, 5:59 PM

Account Data Breach: Dave

Data Breach On Digital Banking App

In June 2020, Dave, a digital banking app, suffered a data breach. 7.5 million rows of data were leaked to the public on a hacking forum. The breach exposed individuals’ Personal Identifiable...

Posted: August 4, 2020, 10:34 AM

Recent Spear-phishing Emails

Faked Email Messages Looking For Your Phone Number

A new wave of Spear-phishing emails hit roughly 300 UMBC inboxes this weekend. An example is shown below, with the From field altered and the To field removed for privacy. There is no body in this...

Posted: July 30, 2020, 3:42 PM

Fake Job Offers from Corestaff

UMBC Community Gets More Fake Job Offers

Jobs phishing Alert: Corestaff During the past week, DOIT has received several notifications of phishing emails impersonating Corestaff. Below is a sample message that was sent to many UMBC...

Posted: July 30, 2020, 3:40 PM