UFV’s Cybersecurity team has seen an increase in invoice scams. Fraudsters send invoices to you in hopes you will pay for goods and services that you never ordered. These invoices may look genuine, and could include legal jargon that pressure you into paying quickly. They may even send these requests through a known service like […]
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UFV Capture the Flag (CTF) is back!
What is CTF (Capture the Flag)? Capture the Flag (or CTF for short) is a collection of puzzles where participants compete to find the hidden piece of text (called the “flag”). It’s like a scavenger hunt, but all the hunting is done on your computer. There are two types of challenges this year: non-technical questions […]
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month!
What is Cyber Security Awareness Month (Cyber Month)? Cyber Month is an internationally recognized campaign held every October to help Canadians learn more about cybersecurity. Each week, UFV’s Cybsersecurity team will post new tips, tricks and facts that can help you learn to protect your privacy and your devices. To check it out, click here […]
Job offer scams targeting UFV students
UFV students are often targeted with emails offering fake jobs. Attackers will promise you a lucrative job or work-from-home opportunity – but these are a scam. How does this scam work? The attacker sends an email to your student email address; it may have an attachment, but it will almost always link to a Google […]
Targeted phishing attempts to faculty and staff
With semester start, UFV’s Cybersecurity team has seen an increase in targeted phishing campaigns against faculty and staff. There are two types of phishing emails being commonly reported: The gift card scam: These emails come from a free email provider, like Gmail, and impersonate UFV employees by signing the email with their name. The scammer […]
Cyber Security Reminders
On July 19th 2024, CrowdStrike, a cyber security company, issued a content update which crashed Microsoft Windows systems worldwide, including those at UFV. IT Services has been working quickly to resolve the issue on UFV devices. Following this event, threat actors have been attempting to capitalize on the crisis in many ways, including: • Sending […]