Fake Message from Department Chair

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:36:06 -0400
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Impersonation Phishing Alert: Department head impersonator

Recently, DOIT has received notifications of several phishing emails. These messages impersonated the chairs of multiple departments. Below is an example of the email. For privacy purposes, we removed the To section.

From: Department Chair <dept.chair23@gmail.com>

Date: August 12, 2021 at 6:02:30 PM EDT

To:

Available, cellphone number?

Best regard

Department Chair

Department Name

University of Maryland, Baltimore county.

After the investigation, we realized that <dept.chair23@gmail.com> was the email responsible for sending these emails.

If you have received any message similar to the one listed above, please forward it with its headers to security@umbc.edu. For instructions, visit: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1867970.

DO NOT RESPOND to this email. However, if you have done so already, please contact us immediately at security@umbc.edu.