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Riverside has recently learned that names, Social Security numbers and other
personal information of some members of the UC community may have been used in
attempts to open unauthorized bank accounts at financial institutions such as
Chime and Go2Bank. Some of these UC community members are receiving emails from
these institutions asking them to confirm a new account by clicking on a link
in the email. It is unclear how personal information was obtained to open these
unauthorized accounts.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">UC
has been in touch with both Chime and Go2Bank, and both companies are currently
cooperating with UC to investigate this incident. It appears that personnel at
other companies have also received similar emails from Chime and Go2Bank. Chime
has closed some accounts and is researching whether other accounts are
authorized or not. We are currently awaiting more information from Go2Bank.<span></span></span></p>
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community members are encouraged to watch for suspicious emails from either of these
institutions. If you receive one of these emails, do not click on links in the
message, and please forward it to UCR’s Information Security Office (<a href="https://ucrsupport.service-now.com/ucr_portal/?id=kb_article&sys_id=9738417a1bcb54989c0b844fdd4bcbad" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">instructions on where and how to forward these mails can
be found here</span></a>). <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If
you believe an account has been opened in your name at one of these
institutions, you should contact the institution immediately and ask for the
account to be closed. <a href="https://its.ucr.edu/iso-alert/2021/10/01/information-about-chimego2bank-solicitations-new-bank-accounts" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">UCR has developed a web page</span></a> with additional
information about this issue, contact information for Chime and Go2Bank, and
reminders about best practices for protecting yourself against cybercrime.
Please review this information and ensure that you are taking all necessary
precautions to protect your identity and personal information.<span></span></span></p>
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