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Android Ransomware

Malicious Software Pretending To Provide COVID-19 Info

Android Ransomware DomainTools discovered that domain names associated with COVID-19 and Coronavirus have spiked in the past few weeks, and many of those domains are considered malicious. One...

Posted: May 18, 2020, 6:24 PM

COVID-19 Phishing Attacks

A review of different attacks exploiting COVID-19 fears

Tripwire has released an article warning of these COVID19-related phishing scams. This article can be found at this link:...

Posted: May 18, 2020, 6:17 PM

Phishing Attack Today Uses Fake Email Renewal Scam

Email Tries To Get The Reader To Log In At Fake UMBC Page

A fairly well-crafted phishing attack hit UMBC mail inboxes today.  It looks like this: The link takes the reader to a fake UMBC login page.  It does not look like our usual page,...

Posted: May 13, 2020, 1:17 PM

SU2020 Instructional Technology Update

The UMBC Instructional Technology Update is provided by the Division of Information Technology for students, faculty and staff. If you have questions or need help, please consult the Blackboard...

Posted: May 13, 2020, 11:01 AM