In 2017, approximately 30% of all reported data breach incidents were related to the theft of W-2 information, which was likely used for tax fraud. -IRS It is that time of year again, tax time! Every year thousands of people fall victim to tax scams. Criminals use many tactics to fool individuals, payroll and tax professionals. […]
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of college students looking for work and wanting to make extra money during their limited free time. Scammers target student emails and places students look for work and to connect with employers. Below you will find some of the scams meant to target students looking for a job. Phony Job […]
How the Phishing attack works The newest phishing scam is so “efficient” that many experienced technical users have reported falling for it. The scam tricks Gmail users into revealing their login credentials.The phishing attack starts with an email that contains what appears to be an attached PDF document, but is, in reality, an embedded image […]
SUNY has reported that users at many colleges that use Blackboard are receiving emails similar to the one below, trying to get them to download course notes. “Hey guys, I just found some really helpful notes for the upcoming exams for FIT courses at https://oneclass.com/s/signup. I highly recommend signing up for an account now that […]
December 21 Update Earlier this week we informed you that Lynda.com suffered a data breach. Additionally, some of you may have received an email from Lynda.com directly advising you about the breach. In almost every case the information that was exposed was name, FIT email address, and the list of courses taken. Lynda.com also informed […]
In September we shared a warning of a 2014 breach of Yahoo accounts that was discovered this year. On December 14, Yahoo announced that over 1 billion accounts might have been compromised in a separate attack in 2013. As with the previous attack, Yahoo warns, the account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone […]
There has been a recent increase in scams targeting colleges. In a typical scenario, a caller poses as an employee of a big-name computer company such as Microsoft or Dell and tells the victim that their computer is infected with a virus and it needs to be remedied. If successful, the scammer convinces the victim […]
Did you know that scammers could be after your credit card information and your money? Scammers use social media and word-of-mouth to target student populations at U.S. colleges and universities by claiming to offer discounts on school tuition if the student makes a tuition payment via the fraudulent site. The victims are subsequently asked to […]
You may have seen on media outlets that Yahoo has confirmed information from 500 million of its accounts was stolen in 2014. According to Yahoo, the account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, encrypted passwords and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers. Yahoo will contact […]
To the FIT Community: Apple has announced vulnerabilities on the iPad and iPhone that allows an attacker to take full control of your device, including turning on your microphone and camera and/or recording all your keystrokes. The attack is delivered by sending you a specially designed text that includes a link: If you click on […]