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Be on the lookout for COVID-19-themed phishing messages. Cyber actors are mimicking the organizations providing COVID-19 health guidance, financial relief and stimulus, and charities including the CDC, WHO, and the US Treasury.

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Most of us have received unsolicited email at one time or another. Most of the time, we just delete the message and get on with our lives. However, there may be times when some of the content of this email is so offensive or so obviously an illegal scam that we ask ourselves, "How do these people get my address, and what can I do to stop this?" Good question. Let's first examine how spammers may get your address. How do spammers and marketers get my address?

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See the Red Flags from The latest UCSF Phishing Campaign WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU RECEIVE A RANDOM EMAIL OR CALL THAT ASKS FOR YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION:

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Welcome to the IT Security Awareness site! Each month, we focus on a new IT security topic of interest to the UCSF community. Taking the current month's quiz at the end of the article enters you into a drawing for one of six $50 Amazon Gift Cards.  

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