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Phishing Scheme Baits Cornellians, Stealing Passwords and Sowing Confusion

By Rochelle Li | February 19, 2019

At first, the email appeared to be a reply to previous emails— opening the email revealed a blue box with instructions to “display trusted message.” However, unsuspecting Cornellians who opened the email quickly found out that it was not what it seemed.

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Hacker ‘Rasputin’ Breaches Cornell, Attempts to Sell Access

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | February 21, 2017

A Russian-speaking hacker dubbed Rasputin hacked Cornell and more than 60 other agencies and universities, a new report says.

Foreign Government-Sponsored Hackers Breached ILR School in 2014 to Exact ‘Revenge’ Against U.S.

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs | December 29, 2016

The hackers, who IT administrators believe were bankrolled by a foreign government, used custom malware to avoid detection and extended their reach throughout the ILR college.