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Phishing, not fishing: Campus community remains on the lookout for online fraudulent practice

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter • September 25, 2023

Several students received phishing emails in July and August about changing their university-affiliated email passwords. Now, the university’s Information Technology department is working on educating...

3,000 Kent State student emails hacked

Aidan Coyne Tech reporter • October 2, 2019

On Sept. 19 Kent State announced over 3,000 student emails had been hacked the week before.According to Robert Eckman of Kent State’s IT department, the breach was a result of credential harvesting.Eckman...

Don’t get hooked: how to prevent ‘phishing’

Maddy Haberberger • February 11, 2019

Don't Get Hooked - How to Prevent "Phishing" from KentWired.com on Vimeo. Over this past weekend, some Kent State students received an email saying they violated KSU policies with their email usage and...

Hackers use email scams, social media to steal personal information

Paige Bennett • October 9, 2018

Would you know if a hacker stole your personal information?While most people would like to believe so, it’s usually not the case, said Kambiz Ghazinour, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer...