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(1) New Message Crude e-mail hits 23,000, School District 202 shuts down site
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f you received an offensive and inappropriate e-mail over the weekend from Plainfield School District 202, you’re not alone. Estimates say some 23,000 people were e-mailed a message containing obscene language and racial slurs after someone hacked into the district’s online applications system on Saturday. District officials are reporting that the system, operated by a third-party, was compromised and the brief but
“We will continue to update you on our investigation into this incident, and we will do everything that we can to protect the privacy and security of our current and prospective staff and students.” Tom Hernandez, District 202 spokesman. offensive message was sent to anyone who’d applied for a job in the district. According to district spokesman Tom Hernandez, the administration is working with the third-party software
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vendor to determine whether the hacker assessed any personal information from applicants during the breach. Local police and the FBI also are involved to identify and prosecute those responsible,
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Hernandez said. While the investigation continues, the district’s job application system will remain closed. “Most especially, we apologize to everyone who received this e-mail for the concern and fear that naturally results from a situation like this,” Hernandez said in a statement released Monday.“We will continue to update you on our investigation into this incident, and we will do everything that we can to protect the privacy and security of our current and prospective staff and students.”
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