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Scam Alert: Fake U.S. National Science Foundation Grant

UMass Amherst Information Technology (IT) is aware of a new threat where scammers claiming to be with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will contact individuals and say they have won NSF grant money, which can be claimed for a fee.

February 7, 2025
Cybersecurity Training & Resources for UMass Employees

UMass Amherst employees can access campus-specific cybersecurity resources in addition to the new annual UMass systemwide cybersecurity training requirement.

February 7, 2025
IT Spotlight: Project Management Office

This month we’re excited to spotlight the newly established UMass Amherst Project Management Office (PMO), along with a spotlight on the Associate Director for the PMO, Michelle Hart

February 6, 2025
Scam Alert: Fake Captcha Prompts Users to Run Commands

UMass Amherst Information Technology (IT) is aware of a new threat involving fake or fraudulent captchas on third-party websites which may result in your device being compromised, putting accounts and data at risk of exposure.

The Information Security team has observed threat actors adding malicious code to compromised websites, which mimics the appearance and function of an ordinary Google Captcha - but adds a final step requesting the users take an action which will result in code being executed on their device.

Do not paste unknown code or text into your computer's Start menu, Run dialog

February 5, 2025
RESOLVED: Issues Reported with Canvas - Thurs., 2/6

RESOLVED: As of February 6, 9:56 p.m., Instructure reports that the Outcome issue in Canvas is resolved.

February 5, 2025
Fraud Alert: Fake UMass Amherst Research Assistant Job on Facebook

UMass IT is aware of a fake job opportunity for a student research assistant advertised on Facebook. The ad asks people to contact the professor supervising the position directly via a phone number. This is not the professor’s phone number. This is a phishing scam and has been reported to Facebook.

February 5, 2025
UMass Amherst IT Student Ambassadors Foster Engagement and Innovation

The Spring 2025 cohort of IT Student Ambassadors will contribute their insights to elevate the campus technology experience.

 

February 5, 2025
Scheduled SPIRE Maintenance – Sat., 2/22, 5 a.m. – 4 p.m.

On Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 5 a.m. – 4 p.m., SPIRE, UMass Amherst's student information system, will be unavailable while UMass Amherst Information Technology (IT) performs scheduled maintenance. Thank you for your patience.

February 2, 2025
Action Required: Zero-Day Vulnerability Affecting Apple Devices

Apple has rolled out critical security patches to address newly identified zero-day vulnerabilities impacting macOS and iOS. It is strongly advised that all Apple devices be updated to the latest available patch as soon as possible,

January 28, 2025

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