October 11, 2021
Fight Phishing is this week’s theme for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Secure personal and UW data by learning to recognize the various types of phish. Don’t take the bait! How does phishing work? Cyber criminals try to trick you into disclosing your login credentials, passwords or other personal data by sending email messages that create a…
March 25, 2021
This week there are at least two phishing campaigns impersonating the IRS that are targeting the UW community. If you see an email with the subject Your Payroll Direct Deposit or Recalculation of Your Tax Refund Payment, delete it. In this case, there is no need to report these particular messages to our service center…
March 9, 2020
Other scams Phishing emails and emails containing malware often play to our innate fear responses. For example, recurring themes are urgent shipping notifications or warnings that an account will be closed if action is not taken immediately. Cybercriminals and other malicious cyber actors are looking for the latest trick to make their attacks more successful….