DoIT Security

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.

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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

  1. Go to my.umbc.edu/groups/itsecurity
  2. Make sure you are logged into myUMBC.
  3. Click the Follow button, and select Notifications to All Updates.

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IT Security Notices

Fake "Corestaff Job-Offer" Phishing Attempt

Yet Another Job Scam, (Pretending To Be From Corestaff)

Below is another example of a phishing email campaign in which the malicious actor is claiming to be from Corestaff Services. The email below is the initial message sent out to victims to try and...

Posted: August 13, 2020, 5:06 PM

UMBC Staff Impersonation Phishing Scam

A Persistent Scam

DoIT has been notified of a phishing scam where the malicious actor was trying to impersonate a UMBC staffer. Below is an example of the email with the name, the email address of the sender, and...

Posted: August 13, 2020, 4:44 PM