The DoIT Security Group assists all members of the UMBC community with any IT security questions and requests. Many questions can be answered via the submission of a Request Ticket, and, if necessary, a DoIT employee can be contacted for additional assistance.
The DoIT Security Group posts notices and articles about threats, scams, and attacks on the IT Security – DoIT myUMBC group. In order to receive information as quickly as possible, we recommend that members of the UMBC community follow our group. Once followed, any new articles and notices will be automatically sent to the subscriber via email and myUMBC notification.
How to Follow
- Go to my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity
- Make sure you are logged into myUMBC.
- Click the Follow button, and select Notifications to All Updates.
IT Security Notices
“WorkStudy Offer!” Job Phishing Scam
Compromised UMBC Exploited To Send Fake Job Offer
DoIT was notified today of a scammer sending out emails claiming to be offering a job opportunity. The message came from a compromised Umbc email account, so the From name was removed for privacy...
Posted: August 26, 2020, 11:24 PM
Phishing Email from Fake UMBC IT Desk
Phsihing Attack Sent To Over 1000 UMBC Accounts
A compromised UMBC account was used to send phishing emails to over 1200 other UMBC accounts today. These malicious emails, claiming to be from the “UMBC IT Desk,” contained a link to a fake...
Posted: August 24, 2020, 4:00 PM
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