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TN: Unauthorized users could have accessed private information of 7,700 people following ETSU breach

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Dissent

Jordan Moore reports:

A data breach impacting employees at East Tennessee State University remains under investigation.

University officials tell News Channel 11 that two unidentified employees clicked on a link in the phishing scam that was sent to their e-mail accounts.

ETSU Spokesperson, Joe Smith, elaborated on that phishing scam e-mail Monday afternoon.

Read more on WJHL.

h/t, Russy


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