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The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) are continuing to receive reports of new variants of a job scam claiming to offer a part-time job as an Administrative Assistant at UMBC. Below is an...

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) continues to receive reports of new variants of phishing emails claiming to offer a part-time job as an Administrative Assistant at UMBC. Here is...

The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) has been receiving reports of phishing emails claiming a part-time job as a temporary research aide. The scammer is impersonating Professor Robert...

Below is an example of a job scam reported to the Department of Information Technology (DoIT). The scammer, impersonating Career Center, is using a fake/spoofed email address...

Phishing emails, spoofing and forgery schemes have found a hunting ground for cyber attacks within institutes of higher education just like UMBC. Below are some reasons why universities are...

Yes, The Offer Really IS Too Good To Be True.  Below is an example of a job scam reported to the Department of Information Technology (DoIT). The scammer, impersonating one of several faculty...

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) warns of a text message from “Maryland-MDot Urgent” which addresses “MDot Customers.” This message was NOT from MDOT. This message contains a link...

This Is REAL. Acclaim is the company subsidiary of Credly who is handing out UMBC digital badges. As a part of UMBC’s ongoing effort to protect our data and computing environment, the...

The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has been notified that a scammer is sending out phishing emails claiming to offer an interim personal assistant job. Please note that this offer is...

Below is an example of a job scam email offering a fake internship opportunity. In the example below the name of the sender has been removed for privacy reasons. From: COMPROMISED ACCOUNT...