University server in hackers’ hands for a year
I’m not quite sure how the fuck you let this happen, honestly. Basically for a full year, the University of Ohio had a server that had been compromised by hackers and they were stealing students’ personal data for a full year before someone noticed. Obviously their IT department could use a little revamping if they’re so ignorant as to let something like this happen. I wonder how many students in total were affected by this one. I’m sure it’s nothing compared to the 26.5 MILLION veterans whose personal data was compromised in a hacker attack recently. Still, though… it’s completely ridiculous that a college’s IT department could somehow overlook an intrusion for a whole year. Remind me never to go to the University of Ohio, eh?
It really seems like everytime I turn around I hear about somebody’s private data getting compromised. Last year it was credit cards from a couple of companies, now it’s Universities and veterans. Perhaps these companies should invest a little bit more money in security precautions, audits, checks, whatever. Either way, it’s become pretty obvious that security is a major problem these days and something most certainly needs to be done. All the more reason for the average consumer to check their credit report every few months to make sure nothing unexpected has shown up.
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