Archive: UISO
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PayPal Smishing Scam
Beware of SMS text messaging scams, known as smishing, purportedly from PayPal, designed to capture your login credentials and other sensitive data that could lead to identity theft.
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Hiring Georgetown Student Email Scam
Do not reply to this scam by email or text. While the sender appears to be a legitimate GU Professor, the email address of the sender is not in the Georgetown domain.
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Student Employment Scam
Do not respond via email or text to this phish offering you $350 weekly for remote work.
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Cybersecurity Threat with Home Routers
Information security researchers have discovered that certain Chinese-made routers that have been sold by numerous retailers and online sites like Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Aliexpress, and Newegg have malicious code in them that allow them to be exploited by hackers.
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Remote Job Scam
Do not respond by email or text to this phish allegedly from a GU Professor offering $350 a week for part-time remote work.
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Phishing, Smishing, and Vishing…Oh My!
Cyber criminals target individuals with more than emails now. Sophisticated attacks can take the form of emails, texts, and phone calls. Get familiar with these terms!
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Voting Threats
Please be advised there is an email currently circulating which threatens the safety of anyone not voting for a particular candidate in the upcoming presidential election.
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Raise Your Hand if You Reuse Your Passwords
Password reuse attacks occur when a hacker manages to get a password for one of your accounts, then tries using it to sign in to more of your accounts. The more a password is reused, the more opportunities there are for your data and money to be stolen.
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Why Do I Need a Password Manager?
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Georgetown University has been a champion of Cybersecurity Awareness Month for over five years, and as always, our goal is to keep our entire community safe on campus, at home, and everywhere we teach, work and learn online.
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