We are aware of the compromised student email accounts that are sending inappropriate emails out to district staff and students. We are currently investigating this situation and believe that these student's school Google accounts were compromised most likely due to being weak or easily hackable with a readily available brute force password hacking tool. For safety measures we've enforced a password change for all BWHS students, and will be enforcing a strong password policy (screenshot below) for students moving forward.
Please refrain from submitting tickets regarding this issue or contacting our office directly, as we are monitoring this very closely.
Thank you.
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Thomas Wimbishposted
over 3 years ago
Erin,
Sorry for the delayed response. On Tuesday there was a lot going on with Google auto-turning off account to help prevent further issues. It appears that Erica's account is back on now, and in working order.
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Erin Curtisposted
over 3 years ago
Erica changed her password but now it says her account is blocked. She needs to be able to log in to take her Columbus State Final Exam.
All,
We are aware of the compromised student email accounts that are sending inappropriate emails out to district staff and students. We are currently investigating this situation and believe that these student's school Google accounts were compromised most likely due to being weak or easily hackable with a readily available brute force password hacking tool. For safety measures we've enforced a password change for all BWHS students, and will be enforcing a strong password policy (screenshot below) for students moving forward.
Please refrain from submitting tickets regarding this issue or contacting our office directly, as we are monitoring this very closely.
Thank you.
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Thomas Wimbish posted over 3 years ago
Erin,
Sorry for the delayed response. On Tuesday there was a lot going on with Google auto-turning off account to help prevent further issues. It appears that Erica's account is back on now, and in working order.
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Erin Curtis posted over 3 years ago
Erica changed her password but now it says her account is blocked. She needs to be able to log in to take her Columbus State Final Exam.
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