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Temporary Web Hosting Change Announcement
What do you need to know?As of December 2024, IT Web Services is scheduling all new site requests for March 2025. This is a change from the previous as-needed request and approval process.Why is there a change?We're making mandatory platform upgrades to our UCSF Drupal platforms. The migration from the older version to the most recent ensures that our websites remain safe, secure, and high performing.
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Feb 2023: Phishing Attacks Distribute IRS Notice-Themed Lures
Cybercriminals have launched a series of phishing attacks using timely tax-themed lures. While the email from field says “Irs notice” and then the name of the organization, the sending address is a Madwire account. The phishing emails contain an HTML attachment allegedly containing delivery details about a tax related USPS letter.
Apr 2023: Tax-Themed Lures Distribute Malware
Cybercriminals have launched a series of phishing attacks using a timely tax-themed lure. The lures imitate the sharing of 2022 tax documents via a Citrix ShareFile link. The lures note that the download expires on April 18, 2023, the tax-filing deadline in the United States.
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Avoid Spam
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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May 2023: URL Shortening Service Widely Abused in Attacks
Cybercriminals have started using the URL shortening service clck[.]ru in widespread phishing attacks in April. The nature of these attacks and the lures used vary greatly.
Mar 2023: Global Phishing Campaigns Using Tax Season Lures
Cybercriminals have launched numerous, different phishing attacks using timely tax-themed lures. As multiple attacks are leveraging this topic, the lures will appear different.
Mar 2023: Attacks Use Silicon Valley Bank-Related Lures
Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), cybercriminals have launched phishing attacks to take advantage of the high-profile event. One widespread lure impersonates Circle, the peer-to-peer payments company that manages the cryptocurrency USDC. The lure encourages recipients to click an offer link to redeem a one-to-one exchange between the cryptocurrency USDC and the U.S.