At Least 86 Campuses Have Been Hit in E-Mail 'Phishing' Scam

An informal survey conducted this week on an e-mail list for campus computer-security administrators showed that at least 86 campuses have been hit in an e-mail scam aimed at colleges.

As we reported last week, malicious hackers are sending e-mail messages to students, professors, and staff members at colleges around the country that seek to trick them into giving away their college-network password and other personal information. The approach is known as “phishing,” and until recently the most common targets were online banking and payment services rather than college networks.