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Tech Tip Tuesday (March 3, 2026)

🛡️ Beyond the Inbox 🛡️

Yes, we've had phishing. But what about second phishing?

 

While we’re all getting better at spotting "phishy" emails, scammers are moving into the physical world. From QR codes to "lost" USB drives, they are finding new ways to bypass our digital filters.


Smishing:
That urgent text about a "missed delivery" or a "payroll issue" is often a scam designed to steal your credentials on your mobile device.

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Quishing (QR Phishing): 
Scammers place fake QR code stickers over real ones on posters, parking meters, or even menus to lead you to fake login pages.

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The Doppelgänger and the Art of Social Engineering

Meet The Doppelgänger! This is a cyber trickster who doesn’t hack computers. He hacks people. Through emails, texts, phone calls, or even face-to-face conversations, social engineers use trust, fear, and urgency to trick you into giving up passwords, clicking links, or letting them in the door.

They might impersonate a coworker, a vendor, or even IT support — anything to make you act fast and skip thinking.

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How to Outsmart the Doppelgänger

  • 🛑 Stop, Look, Think before responding to any unexpected message or visitor.

  • đź“ž Verify requests using a known contact method — don’t reply directly to suspicious emails.

  • đź”’ Never share passwords or MFA codes. IT will never ask for them.

  • đźš· Report anything suspicious to IT or your site tech team immediately.

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Blaze King

Director of Information Technology

Email: bking@ulusd.org
Website: ulusd.org
Location: 750 Old Lucerne Road, Upper Lake, CA, USA
Phone: 707-275-9139
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