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An image shows an envelope with a hook through it in front of a laptop. Hundreds of emails were compromised during NIU’s fall 2024 finals week. (Just_Super via Getty Images)

Hundreds of emails compromised during fall ‘24 finals week

By Joseph Ndu, Senior News Reporter | January 17, 2025

DeKALB - Hundreds of email accounts were compromised during the week of finals, leading to students receiving a flood of emails aiming to discover their protected online security information. Bob Barton, director of information security at NIU, said...