Tech Talk
Volume 1 - Issue 18
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Tax Season Scams
Cybercriminals often take advantage of specific times of the year, and with tax season underway, threat actors are quick to launch social engineering campaigns conducted via email, phone, and SMS text messages. These social engineering attempts may impersonate legitimate tax services or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to trick recipients into disclosing sensitive information or credentials. Additionally, there have been reports of tax preparation offices targeted by cybercriminals in attempts to compromise networks and siphon employee and customer information.
Threat actors often seek out tax information, including W-2 information and personally identifiable information (PII) – such as Social Security numbers (SSNs), dates of birth, bank account or credit card numbers, and drivers’ license numbers. With this information, threat actors can file fraudulent tax returns to collect refund money and engage in other identity theft schemes.
Be on the lookout for these and other scams throughout the year.
Updates & Upgrades
Google has patched Chrome. Your desktops at school are protected, but check at home to be sure you have the latest version. Be sure to to upgrade to at least version 110.0.5481.177/.178 for Windows (110.0.5481.177 for MacOS and Linux).
On this day around the web
On February 24, 2009, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sent the first-ever tweet from space. Astronaut Mike Massimino, who was on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis at the time, sent a tweet to Dorsey, who then relayed it to the Twitterverse.
The tweet read, "From orbit: Launch was awesome!! I am feeling great, working hard, & enjoying the magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has begun!"
Can you use the popular AI tool ChatGPT to save time?
If you’re stuck on what kind of feedback to give students, try asking ChatGPT. Use the prompt, ‘My students are writing persuasive essays, and I want to give them feedback on their introduction. What kind of things can I say to them to help strengthen their writing?”
Don't have ChatGPT yet? Click here to setup an account.
Did you know?
Using Control Shift C in Google Docs will give you the document word count
By the Numbers
10%. That’s how much eighth graders’ performance fell in data analysis, statistics, and probability on the NAEP math exam from 2019 to 2022. (Phys.org)
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