# Tech Tip Tuesday (March 3, 2026)

## **🛡️ Safety Beyond the Inbox! 🛡️**

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-need-step-by-step-in"></div>#### <span style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);">***Yes, we've had phishing. But what about second phishing?***</span>

##### <span style="color: rgb(35, 111, 161);">***While we’re all getting better at spotting "*<span style="text-decoration: underline;">*phishy*</span>*" emails, scammers have moved into the physical world. From QR codes to "lost" USB drives, they are finding new ways to bypass our digital filters.***</span>

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-smishing%3A-that-urgen"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k      px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k" data-block-id="bw-2662736004" data-block-type="text.paragraph"><div>  
</div><div><table border="1" class="align-center" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 79.1667px; border: 5px solid rgb(35, 111, 161);"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 66.0714%; border-color: rgb(35, 111, 161); border-width: 5px;">##### <span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">**<span data-path-to-node="5,3,0,0">**<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Smishing</span>:**</span>**</span>

##### <span data-path-to-node="5,3,0,0" style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">That urgent text about a "missed delivery" or a "payroll issue" is often a scam designed to steal your passwords on your mobile device -- or your BANK ACCOUNT INFO!</span>

</td><td style="width: 33.9286%; border-color: rgb(35, 111, 161); border-width: 5px;">[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/5Oa8eCHylwDnTbEy-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/5Oa8eCHylwDnTbEy-image.png)

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 66.0714%; border-color: rgb(35, 111, 161); border-width: 5px;">##### <span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">**<span data-path-to-node="5,3,0,0">**<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Quishing (QR code Phishing)</span>:** </span>**</span>

##### <span data-path-to-node="5,3,0,0" style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">Scammers place fake QR code stickers over real ones on posters, parking meters, or even menus to lead you to fake login pages. </span>

##### <span data-path-to-node="5,3,0,0" style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">You wouldn't click on a phishing link in an email, right? So why "click" on one in real life?</span>

</td><td style="width: 33.9286%; border-color: rgb(35, 111, 161); border-width: 5px;">[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/b65i21DKzXe9lOgF-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/b65i21DKzXe9lOgF-image.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 79.1667px;"><td style="height: 79.1667px; width: 66.0714%; border-color: rgb(35, 111, 161); border-width: 5px;">##### <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> **<span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The "Lost" USB</span>:</span>**<span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);"> </span></span>

##### <span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">A "random" thumb drive left in the breakroom or parking lot isn't a lucky find—it’s a common way to sneak malware onto a school network.</span>

</td><td style="height: 79.1667px; width: 33.9286%; border-color: rgb(35, 111, 161); border-width: 5px;">[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/vI5tNM3oXAG6LBcq-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/vI5tNM3oXAG6LBcq-image.png)

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</div></div></div></div>### <span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">**Resourceful Hacker -- Master of Physical Deception** 🎭</span>

<span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">**The Resourceful Hacker** doesn't need to hack your firewall; they just need to hack your curiosity. By leaving a "lost" USB drive in the parking lot or a helpful-looking QR code sticker on a breakroom table, they wait for you to take the bait.</span>

<span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">They rely on the fact that teachers and staff are naturally helpful. Once you plug in that mystery drive to "find the owner" or scan that code to "see the staff discount," The Mimic bypasses district security and gains instant access to sensitive student or staff data.</span>

<span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">**Their Goal:** To catch you off guard when you are away from your computer and feeling helpful, curious, or in a hurry.</span>

<div id="bkmrk--3"></div><div id="bkmrk--4"></div><div id="bkmrk-watch-out-for-the-cy"><table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 29.6px; border: 5px solid rgb(35, 111, 161);"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 29.6px;"><td style="height: 29.6px; border-color: rgb(35, 111, 161); border-width: 5px;">![](https://moonlock.com/2024/04/quishing-QR-phishing-header-1536x990.webp)</td><td style="height: 29.6px; border-color: rgb(35, 111, 161); border-width: 5px;">#### <span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">**Context is Everything** </span>

<span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">**Ask yourself:** Does it make sense for this to be a QR code? </span>

<span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">**\* The Red Flag \*** </span>

<span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">A random flyer on a telephone pole or a "Free Gift Card" sticker on a breakroom table is almost certainly a trap.</span>

<span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">**The Rule:** </span>

<span style="color: rgb(52, 73, 94);">Only scan codes from trusted, official sources (like the back of your staff ID or a permanent school sign).</span>

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<div class="text-15" data-field-key="content"><div align="left" class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr">Director of Information Technology</div></div>**Email:** <bking@ulusd.org>  
**Website:** [ulusd.org](https://ulusd.org/)  
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**Phone:** [707-275-9139](tel:707-275-9139)

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