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Online records make us more vulnerable to identity theft

Online records make us more vulnerable to identity theft

By Nathan Fulkerson | April 17, 2011

The Internet is a useful tool for social interaction, business, education and any number of purposes. However, this increasing use of the Internet for every aspect of our lives puts a lot of our personal information into online storage, which in turn...

Phishing scam hits NIU student and faculty emails

By Dave Gong | April 12, 2011

DeKALB | On April 1, Epsilon Corporation, a third-party email marketing company, suffered a large security breach during which email addresses were obtained, possibly including a number of NIU student and faculty email addresses. According to a release...

Epsilon Corporation breach causes NIU emails phishing

By Northern Star Staff | April 11, 2011

NIU Information Security and Operations is warning students and faculty about a large-scale security breach into the Epsilon Corporation. The extent is unknown but it appears to be the largest in history, according to a release from ISO Director Jim Fatz....