As Windows 7 Reaches End of Life, New Scams Emerge
As of January 14th, Windows 7 will no longer be supported by Microsoft. The company will stop releasing patches and…
New Scary Email Scam Goes After Your Banking Info
From Fox News: A new email scam that goes after your banking information looks so legit it could fool you. The scam pretends to be…
‘Do not open’: Scam Text Message Poses as Package Tracking Notification, Report Says
From Fox5NY: ORLANDO, Fla. – Online technology magazine ‘How-To-Geek’ said that scammers are targeting people through believable text messages posing as shipping and delivery…
Scam – Fraudulent Purchase Orders
Purchase order fraud occurs when a scammer contacts a vendor and impersonates a legitimate customer. While posing as the representative…
FBI Offers Tips for Safe Online Shopping
From ZDNet: Ahead of the yearly Christmas shopping spree, one of the FBI’s regional offices has published yesterday a series…
Phishing Email ALERT: “Payroll Schedule Message”
A number of Fordham users have received phishing messages from senders with the address format “username@colorado.edu.” The subject line is…
Ransomware Impersonates Microsoft Update
From CNET: With the end of support for Windows 7 coming in January, many users are looking to update to…
Phishing Scam Warning That Your Password Will be Changed
Article sourced from BleepingComputer. To read full article, click here. A phishing campaign is underway where the attackers state that…
FBI: China Behind Intellectual Property Theft at US Universities
From Campus Safety Magazine: The FBI has been working to stop the theft of technology and trade secrets by Chinese…
Social Engineering can happen anywhere.
Always pay attention to your surroundings. Shoulder surfing is a form of social engineering behavior used by those with malicious…