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NIU still fighting July spam harvesting

By Felix Sarver | September 6, 2011

NIU Information Security & Operations is still preventing the account harvesting spam that began on July 8."It's an ongoing issue," said Jim Fatz, Information Security & Operations director. "It can change on a minute-by-minute basis." Currently,...

Spam found in student’s WebMail accounts is more of a nuisance than a threat.

By Christopher Gibbs | July 18, 2011

DeKALB | Throughout the summer, some NIU students received scholarship and financial aid spam in their Z-ID email accounts.Tanner Bailey, junior political science major, received many emails in his NIU account regarding a $10,000 scholarship before he...

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