Be Beary Aware: DEA Impersonation Phone Call (Links to an external site)
According to Washington University School of Medicine Protective Services, the WUSM Physical Therapy department received a call from someone impersonating the DEA to steal personally identifiable information.
Bridging Academia and Industry: DevSTAC’s Interdisciplinary Excellence Shines in their Latest Project, WashU GPT Test Report
In 2016, the IT Director Dr. Sherry Holmes launched DevSTAC program, an interdisciplinary group of student employees who can be hired to develop and integrate emerging technology to satisfy the client’s needs, in hopes of bridging the gap between the academics in real-life work experience in technology for students. The DevSTAC members found the program […]
Be Beary Aware: RESEARCH ASSISTANT VACANCY FOR UNDERGRADUATE (Links to an external site)
The Office of Information Security has observed a trend in which criminals advertise a job while impersonating a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. Impersonation is one of the most effective social engineering tactics used by scammers, and it can be particularly enticing if offered employment.
ATTENTION: Nationwide carrier outage impacting phone services
AT&T users are currently experiencing intermittent cellular service, impacting cellular devices such as mobile phones and table. Some Verizon and T-mobile users have reported having issues with calling as well. We advise students that are affected by the outage to enable and use Wi-Fi calling when possible until the issue is resolved. If you need […]
Be Beary Aware of the false COVID-19 contact tracing emails (Links to an external site)
The Office of Information Security has identified a trend in which criminals send members of our community false COVID-19 contact tracing emails with a malicious link. They hope a victim will click the link and give their WashU credentials. In this scam, hackers use a compromised email address from Brown University to send phishing emails. […]