Published 3 months ago

UCM warns of hack as students lose financial aid money in scam

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University of Central Missouri students say they've lost thousands of dollars in financial aid money. News comes on the same week the university sent out an alert that its computer system was hacked. One student received what she now knows was a spam text asking her to verify a passcode. Another student never received any suspicious texts or emails.

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UCM warns of hack as students lose financial aid money in scam

WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- Students at the University of Central Missouri tell FOX4 they've lost thousands of dollars in financial aid money because of a phishing scam. The news comes on the same week the university sent out an alert that its computer system was hacked. Bailey Nield is a senior at UCM, but this week she’s more worried about her finances than her studies. More than $4,000 in federal money that was supposed to have been transferred from…

3 months ago·Kansas City, United States

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