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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

WORK-FROM-HOME Phishing Email Scam

Job Scams, Checks, and Threats

UMBC continues to receive phishing email campaigns from a malicious actor pretending to be from either Cisco or Corestaff. This phishing email has the goal of not only getting users personal...

Posted: July 30, 2020, 3:36 PM

Recent Spear-phishing Emails

Phishers Want 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 28, 2020, 4:28 PM