School districts fend off rising phishing attempts

School districts fend off rising phishing attempts

He never expected to be locked out of his own computer. David Weyant, a Carlmont business teacher, was one of two teachers whose accounts were compromised through phishing last April. While he was contacting tech support and regaining access, the attacker sent several emails posing as potential job offers to some of his students in an attempt to phish more information. “I received an email from the principal who emailed all of us who had our acc…