Our Department of Information Security would like to make you aware of an emerging phishing scam targeting institution’s Outlook quarantine policy. Cyber attackers are using legitimate email quarantine messages to lure users into unknowingly giving up their username and password. Here is how the phishing scam works: The attackers impersonates technical support sending fake email
This is an important notice from the Chapman University Office of Information Security. We have been notified that the Dark Web is being flooded by data for sale due to recent third-party site data breaches (see “Hacker group floods dark web with data stolen from 11 companies“). One of the sites listed among those who’s
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about increase in Gift Card Scams. According to the FTC gift cards are the #1 payment method for impostor scams. In the gift card scam, the scammer plays into your emotions by impersonating someone else and urgently asking or sometimes demanding you to buy gift cards. According to the
When it comes to cybersecurity, there are many different tools one can use to protect their personal information from cyber attackers. With that said, the most important tool is a strong password. It doesn’t matter if you have the most expensive antivirus software or the tallest firewall, once your password is compromised, none of that