The president of Murray State University said a shooting Tuesday morning at a property next to campus sent multiple people to a local hospital, with no
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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.
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The Murray Police Department reports a 19-year-old Wisconsin man is responsible for two days of threats against the city’s high school earlier this week. Rachel Collins (with member station WKMS) has more.
Nelson is charged with two counts of terroristic threatening, 2nd degree, related to the two phone calls about the active shooter, which are Class D felonies punishable by one to five years in a state penitentiary; and one count of terroristic threatening, 1st degree, for the bomb threat, which is a Class C felony punishable by five to 10 years in a state penitentiary. He’s being housed at the Racine County Jail, awaiting extradition.