Don’t Enroll in These Healthcare Scams In this week’s scam, you receive an unexpected message about enrolling in healthcare coverage. This message could be delivered through a phone call, email, or text message. No matter what type of message you receive, all of them appear to be from a healthcare agent who will claim that […]

  Security Hints & Tips Most websites you visit will feature some sort of advertising, such as ad banners on the side of the page or a video playing within the page itself. These ads can grab your attention with outrageous claims, promotions, or promises of free products. Some ads are based on your past […]

Scam of the Week In this week’s scam, you receive an email that appears to be from Google Careers. The email looks like a message from a job recruiter asking if you’re open to discussing a new career opportunity with Google. The email contains a link, and if you select it, you’ll be taken to […]

🚨Scam of the Week In this week’s scam, cybercriminals are trying to trick you with PDFs that contain malicious content. You receive an email with a PDF attachment that appears to be from a major organization like Microsoft, DocuSign, or PayPal. The subject of the email seems alarming and makes it appear that you have […]

A Text Message Trap In this week’s scam, you receive a text message that says you have an unpaid invoice, fee, or toll. It seems legitimate because the text message appears to come from a local organization, such as your government’s toll service, tax office, or postal service. It may even contain official logos and […]

Online cheating services have become a concerning issue for colleges and universities because they often lead to students being extorted and blackmailed. These services offer to complete assignments for students in exchange for payment. While the immediate risk might seem to be getting caught, the consequences can be much more severe and far-reaching. When students […]

  In a recent text message phishing (smishing) scam, cybercriminals send you a text that appears to be from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The text says that you have a package at the post office that cannot be delivered due to an incomplete address. The message contains a PDF file and directs you to […]

The University System of Georgia has seen an increasing amount of fraudulent activity impacting student financial aid. Cyber criminals are using phishing emails and social media scams to gain access to student login credentials, which allows them to make unauthorized changes to direct deposit/banking information and steal financial aid refunds. A recent news story by […]

Microsoft Groups allows users to create their own groups in order to collaborate with a shared mailbox and calendar, a SharePoint site, a Microsoft Planner, and/or Microsoft Teams. However, GHC has no established process to review and remove student-created groups once students graduate, transfer, or otherwise leave GHC. Therefore, we have updated our settings for […]

Online class and homework cheating services have become a concerning issue for colleges and universities because they often lead to extortion and blackmail. Plagarism Today explains why: The reason is simple: The victim of the scam has little to no recourse, since they were acting unethically themselves. These scams can run the gamut from simply […]