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The Daily Free Press

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Recent report reveals massive increase in data theft in Massachusetts, within education sector

Recent report reveals massive increase in data theft in Massachusetts, within education sector

Olivia Deng September 15, 2014

There are merits to living in a more connected, digital world. With the increase in usage of electronic medical records in hospitals as well as online payment methods and servers that enable an individual...

BUIT warns community of Heartbleed bug

Daily Free Press Admin April 15, 2014

After the security bug Heartbleed was discovered on April 7, Boston University’s Information Services and Technology Department sent an email to the BU community Friday warning them of the software defect...

BU Information Services & Technology takes precautions to protect employees from email scams

Daily Free Press Admin February 3, 2014

As online hackers continue to pose a risk for members of the Boston University community, employees will be barred from making changes to their accounts in order to prevent future attacks, officials said. Because...

BU affiliates receive suspicious emails asking for passwords, personal information

Daily Free Press Admin January 15, 2014

The online entity that accessed the payroll accounts of some Boston University employees earlier in January made another attempt to scam some members of the BU community, officials said. The hackers sent...

BU employee accounts hacked by unknown scammer

Daily Free Press Admin January 8, 2014

An unknown scammer accessed the payroll accounts of some Boston University employees during the month of December, Boston University Police Department officials said. Hackers used stolen information...

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