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Hackers breach 62 US colleges by exploiting ERP vulnerability

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports:

Hackers have breached the systems of 62 colleges and universities by exploiting a vulnerability in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) web app, the US Department of Education said in a security alert sent out this week.

The vulnerability is in Ellucian Banner Web Tailor, a module of the Ellucian Banner ERP that lets universities customize their front-facing web applications. The vulnerability also impacts Ellucian Banner Enterprise Identity Services, a module for managing user accounts.

Read more on ZDNet.

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