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Recently, UMBC’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT) received a report of a new phishing campaign. The actors compromised Professor Kang's account and sent out a job phishing scam....
Avoid Identity Theft - especially of your own Identity
Over the past weeks, we have seen an increase in compromised accounts. So, here at UMBC’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT), we thought it was imperative to share some tips on safeguarding...
As Usual, The Job Sounds Really Good Except For Not Existing
Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of a job phishing email. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Brewster of the Department...
Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of a job scam phishing email. The scammers are offering a position as a Personal Assistant. Below is an example...
If it sounds too good to be true, it's too good to be true.
“Crypto Purchasing Assistant Needed - Apply if Interested" The Division of Information Technology(DoIT) recently received multiple reports of a job scam phishing message. The scammers are...
The Division of Information Technology has received quite a few reports of a new job scam email coming from the Department of Psychology. It is very similar to others we have received in the past,...
Recently, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received multiple reports of a job phishing email. The scammers sending these emails are impersonating Professor Mendelson of the Department...
In 2020, the 3D model sharing service Thingiverse suffered a data breach. On October 13, 2021, the data compromised in the breach was posted in various hacker forums. This breach contained data...
Spam Claiming Celebrity Endorsement For Trump Coin
The UMBC Department of Information Technology (DoIT) received a report of spam invoking former President Trump, collectible coins, and the security-focused Telegram messaging system. See the...
Account data breach: LinkedIn In April 2021, an employment-oriented online service, LinkedIn, was targeted by attackers who scraped data from hundreds of millions of public profiles and later...
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