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FL: Students and employees notified of Gulf Coast State College data breach

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Dissent

Gretchen Kernbach reports:

Some Gulf Coast State College students and employees received a letter from school officials, dated Sept. 28, about a data breach that took place back between March 31, 2020 and June 3, 2020.

The letter said officials learned a hacker accessed several employees’ email accounts.

It also states the school launched its own investigation but officials could not determine if the hacker ever access any contents in the emails.

Read more on WJHG.


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