Scammers Target .edu Email Addresses in New Round of Tax Fraud
Posted April 2, 2021
The IRS has reported a new round of email scams that target taxpayers with a .edu email address. The scam messages display the IRS...Category: Scams
Scams of the Summer
Posted August 28, 2020
This summer saw a global spike in certain email phishing scams and other scams. The Northwestern Information Security team keeps a running list of...
Beware Social Engineering Tricks: Know the Signs and Methods
Posted July 24, 2020
In the News: Last week, several prominent and verified Twitter accounts, including Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, and Kanye West, were hijacked by...
Stolen Identities used for Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
Posted July 10, 2020
In the News: Identity thieves are taking advantage of the current climate by obtaining people’s personally identifiable information (PII) and filing fraudulent unemployment claims...
“Quick Request” Scam
Posted July 2, 2020
In the News: Gift card scammers continue to target victims through email, often with subject lines such as “Quick Request” or similar subjects. The...
Cybercriminals Capitalizing on Changing Work Environment
Posted May 12, 2020
In the News: Cybercriminals have had a field day with all the new opportunities provided to them from the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the...
Social Media Postings
Posted April 20, 2020
Be careful: the more information you post online about yourself, the easier it is for a cyber attacker to target you and create custom...
Detecting Fraud
Posted April 7, 2020
Review your bank, credit card and financial statements regularly to identify unauthorized activity. This is one of the most effective ways to quickly detect...
Personalized Scams
Posted April 1, 2020
Cybercriminals now have a wealth of information on almost all of us. With so many hacked organizations nowadays, cybercriminals simply purchase databases with personal...
Major News Events
Posted March 20, 2020
When a major news event happens, cybercriminals will take advantage of the incident and send phishing emails with a subject line related to the...