KESQ has an update on a malware attack on College of the Desert last year:
College of the Desert has begun alerting the approximately 800 people who may be affected by a possible data breach during a malware attack last summer.
The malware attack occurred in early July. The attack took down the school’s phone and online services for nearly the entire month.
Read more at KESQ. The college does not explain why it has taken 8 months to notify those affected.