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FBI: Virus suspected in school thefts

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Dissent

Brett Rowland and Kate Schott report:

As much as $350,000 reported stolen from Crystal Lake District 47 bank accounts earlier this summer could be linked to cyberthefts at other suburban schools.

The FBI’s Chicago office is investigating the cases, at least one of which involves a hard-to-detect computer virus. No arrests have been made or charges filed, said Cynthia Yates, a spokeswoman for the Chicago office of the FBI. She said Crystal Lake School District 47 and Sycamore School District 427 were part of their investigation, but she declined to identify any other organizations involved in the case.

Read more on Northwest Herald.
Thanks to Brian Honan for this link.

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