Hackers and scammers target Murray State
Cady Stribling
cstribling1@murraystate.edu
After two professors were Zoom hacked and students reported email scamming, the University implemented a Zoom authentication policy, requiring students to sign in before joining scheduled class sessions.
“Students: starting Monday, Feb. 22, unless otherwise instructed you will be required to authenticate with a Murray State Zoom student account,” according to a Murray State email. “We’ve had several instances where students are not being allowed through the Waiting Room, or courses are being Zoom bombed and meeting links shared, along with passcodes.”
Murray State Chief of Police Jeff Gentry said the police department has seen a recent increase in the amount of students becoming victims to phishing scams, which can be sent via email or come from various social media platforms such as Snapchat.