Dive Summary:
- Hackers breached security at Northwest Florida State College on Wednesday, accessing confidential information on at least 200,000 students, faculty and employees.
- Officials from the state's Department of Education indicated that records including names, social security numbers and birth dates were compromised.
- Northwest Florida State College President Ty Handy assessed that the attack was likely coordinated by multiple, professional hackers in a coordinated effort.
From the article:
A computer hacker taught a lesson to nearly 300,000 students, faculty and employees at a Florida Panhandle college on Wednesday.
Education officials said that the computer hackers accessed confidential information of staff and students in a massive security breach. ...