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How to setup an account recovery email address

A Backup If You Forget Your Password

Don't have a recovery email on your UMBC account?  Follow these steps to set up your recovery email. Please use an email address that is not your UMBC email. Login to your myUMBC account:...

Posted: August 11, 2020, 9:05 PM

Account Data Breach: Wattpad

Major Data Breach: Wattpad

In June 2020, Wattpad suffered a data breach that exposed approximately 270 million records. These records include, names, usernames, email and IP addresses, genders, birth dates and passwords....

Posted: August 11, 2020, 9:01 PM

Be Wary Of These Covid-19 Scams

Some Of The Scams Coming Over Email, Phone, and Text

In the article linked below, BBC News warns of different Covid-19 themed frauds and scams. Many malicious actors follow the headlines just like the rest of us, and when they see a crisis like...

Posted: August 5, 2020, 6:12 PM

Gift Cards Phishing Scams

Another Variant Of A Common Scam

Recently DoIT has been notified of a phishing email scam where the malicious actor is impersonating a UMBC staff member. The name has been removed from the From for privacy reasons, but an example...

Posted: August 5, 2020, 5:59 PM