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KS: Wichita State U. employees fall victim to phishing scam, lose paychecks

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Dissent

Suzanne Perez Tobias reports:

At least three employees of Wichita State University did not receive their paychecks recently after they were targeted by computer hackers.


The employees were victims of an e-mail phishing scheme, which asked them to type in their university ID number and password, allowing scammers to access bank account numbers, student records and other personal information, according to university officials.

Read more on Kansas.com.

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