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Fraud Alert: "TASK: Thursday, Oct. 13TH"

Fraudster Impersonating UMBC Officials

This morning, the Division of Information Technology(DoIT) received a report of fraudulent emails sent to the University System of Maryland office.. The fraudster is forging the name of UMBC...

Posted: October 13, 2022, 11:49 AM

Job Scam Posting

Another Scam

On October 4, 2022, a job offer was posted in at least one group on the MyUMBC site.  The job offer was supposedly from Prof. Erika Fountain for "Administrative Assistants".  This posting was an...

Posted: October 6, 2022, 7:21 PM

Phishing Alert: Final Update Warning!

They Want Your Password

Recently, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) received a report of a phishing email that appeared to be crafted to attack users in the Computer Science department. The phishers are...

Posted: October 6, 2022, 12:02 PM

Track student engagement with Ultra content in October

Improved auto-save for student assessments

In the October update, scheduled for this week, instructors who teach in Ultra courses will be able to track and view student engagement with course content. Tracking how, when, and what students...

Posted: October 4, 2022, 12:50 PM