There’s an active phishing campaign targeting UW–Madison email addresses. The attacker impersonates a UW–Madison sender and offers significant financial relief.
Cybersecurity News
The Office of Cybersecurity manages the university’s risk-reduction efforts through data protection, ongoing diagnostics, cybersecurity awareness training and policies and procedures to safeguard intellectual property and sensitive information.
6/21 Phishing Alert: Subject – “UW-Madison Account Update”
There’s an active phishing campaign targeting university faculty, staff and students. The attacker impersonates the UW–Madison “IT Help Desk” and asks the recipient to “update email account.” Don’t click! Details here.
6/15 Phishing Alerts: Subjects – “Green dot” or “support team”
Beware of 2 active phishing campaigns on campus in which attackers impersonates UW–Madison employee support units. The campaigns’ email messages ask recipients to click a link to visit a fake COVID-19 benefits site, promising $2,300 in financial assistance.
Cybersecurity Forward 2021: Call For Proposals Extended to Jun 13
Help others become more cyber secure by presenting at the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Forward! Submit your proposal by Jun 13 to showcase and share your knowledge.
Cybersecurity Awareness Training has begun!
Faculty and staff need to complete their Cybersecurity Awareness Training by Jun 30. All graduate and undergraduate employee and students will take the training in the fall.
Has Your LinkedIn Account Been Exposed?
More than 500 million LinkedIn profiles have been recently scraped, including accounts with @wisc.edu email addresses. Learn what this means and find out if your account was exposed in this or other security breaches.
Mandatory Cybersecurity Awareness Training Coming the Week of Apr 26
The UW–Madison Office of Cybersecurity is rolling out Cybersecurity Awareness Training that must be completed by all faculty and staff (excluding graduate students and undergraduate student employees) by Jun 30.
Warning: Active Phishing Campaigns
The Office of Cybersecurity is aware of 2 active phishing campaigns in which the attacker impersonates UW–Madison IT service units. The latest phishing emails were sent the evening of Apr 6, but the attacks can occur at any time. Please be on the lookout.
Be Careful About Sharing Your Vaccine Card On Social Media
We get it. If you’re getting vaccinated, you may be feeling a little excited. But if you take a selfie with your card and post it on social, you might be signing up for more than just being “vac-SEEN” by your friends and family.
Income tax impersonation scam targets .edu email addresses
The Internal Revenue Service warns of an ongoing IRS-impersonation scam that appears to primarily target educational institutions, including students and staff who have “.edu” email addresses.