Social engineering is the art of manipulating human psychology to gain unauthorized access to buildings, systems, or data. Instead of relying on technical hacks, social engineers exploit universal human qualities like curiosity, trust, and politeness. For instance, they might pose as IT support personnel over the phone to trick employees into revealing their passwords. Let’s
Cybercriminals have discovered a method to manipulate what appears to be a glitch in Apple’s password reset function, launching a scam that could lock you out of your iPhone if not handled cautiously. Krebs on Security highlights that the scheme begins with a single Reset Password alert, followed by a barrage of similar warnings. The
The age-old tactic of impersonation scams, also known as the Gift Card Scam, is rearing its head once more within our campus community. In this scheme, scammers assume the identity of a manager or other trusted authority figure, claiming unavailability for direct communication and requesting a “favor” via email. Typically, this favor entails purchasing gift
Over the weekend it was announced that over 339 million names, addresses and phone numbers of registered users at the AdultFriendFinder website, an adult social media site, were hacked. All these records are now owned by cybercriminals, exposing highly sensitive and personal information. These cyber attackers are going to exploit this in many ways, sending spam, phishing
The CAL FIRE’s office offers safety tips for using fireworks over the long weekend. We at Chapman University’s office of Information Security would also like to offer some safety tips for online safety. Just like increased firework activity, phishers will be active over the long holiday weekend and will try to get you to click on their
Dear Chapman Community As many of you are already aware, on April 21, 2016 the world was saddened by the news of music legend Prince’s (Prince Rogers Nelson) sudden death. Millions of fans have been gathering in many locations around the world to remember Prince and his life. Prince was an inspiration to many and
Dear Chapman University Community As we approach the end of tax season our new Information Security Officer, George Viegas, would like to take a moment to offer some tips to help you avoid scammers and their tricks. Please take a moment to read his statement below: The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning yesterday that
A famous quote once said that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. However, in this modern era we may need to consider adding tax season related phishing attempts to that list. Phishing attempts during tax season are a serious threat to data security. In fact, the threat is so serious that