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Ransomware attackers email bemused students as leverage for a payout

June 21, 2023 0 Comments blackmail, breach, Business, leak, news, pressure, Ransomware, students, theft, university, university of manchester, uom

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We take a look at one group’s creative tactics to ensure a payout from a compromised university.

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University suffers leaks, shutdowns at the hands of Vice Society

January 17, 2023 0 Comments data, encrypted, leak, locked, news, Ransomware, university, vice society

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We take a look at the devastating impact of a ransomware attack on a University which includes leaks and network destruction.

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How to protect yourself and your kids against device theft

August 3, 2022 0 Comments Awareness, back to school, campus, device, encryption, find, lock screen, Mobile, school, theft, trace, university

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:01:00 +0000

We give you some tips as you gear up to return to school or college to ward off theft, and limit the impact should the worst happen.

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FBI warns of education sector credentials on dark web forums

May 31, 2022 0 Comments bitcoin, breach, credentials, dark web, education, phish, Privacy, sale, university

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 17:24:50 +0000

The FBI warns of education sector credentials being placed for sale on the dark web. We take a look at the risks involved.

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Twitter hands over student’s account to his college

February 4, 2020 0 Comments @sunygenseeo, access, account hijacking, account suspension, apology, geneseo, impersonation, impersonation policy, isaiah kelly, mistake, mockery, New York, parody account, policy, Social networks, state university of new york, suny, twitter, university

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:11:48 +0000

Twitter admitted it broke the rules when it handed over control of the student’s account to college administrators.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/THaPVg5m35Y” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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International students in UK targeted by visa scammers

September 18, 2019 0 Comments china, chinese students, home office, hong kong, money mule, Scam, scams, uk, ukvi, universities, university, visa, wire fraud

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:49:40 +0000

Visa scammers are at it again, this time targeting Chinese international students in the UK. Learn how these scams work in order to steer clear, and advise others to do the same.

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