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One action which could have been taken to derail this fraudulent activity would have been
simple communication. After the demanding emails being received notifying the person to
change the bank routing number were received, a simple phone call by the University staff
member to the vendor would have ceased this.
Having a bank routing number change is not a normally occurring event. This generally is an
anomaly, which may warrant a simple follow up act. Although the regular training, email alerts,
and other cybersecurity activities do not guaranty this will be found, it certainly is a help and
diminishes the pool of potential people that may be successful with. As a lesson, training is
beneficial, however it is still the user that makes the choice to click. If the user has even a not
significant level of concern, a simple phone call should be made.
About the Author
DRP is a Cybersecurity Lab Engineer focused on securing the world for the users one module
at a time. DRP’s interests include the intersection AI & ML and automotive cybersecurity.
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