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their login information ratherM their login information rather than actually hacking into a sys Campus Co-Editor tem in a more traditional sense. In the past two weeks, many That’s what we think happened Hope College students and em here.” ployees learned that the rela Workers at CIT investigat tive serenity of campus does ing the issue believe it may not make one safe from online have originated with a phishing threats. Like many organizations scheme from a couple of years around the world, Hope was re ago. Phishing is tricking people cently a target of an email-hack into entering their credentials ing scheme that was comprised into a counterfeit website. Email approximately 300 accounts users whose accounts were com since Sept. 7 when the attack promised likely clicked a link in began. The hacker, or hackers, a spam email that appeared to used these compromised email have been sent by someone they addresses to send out thousands knew and trusted. Such an email of “spam” email messages to likely promised access to a file other Hope and outside email on Dropbox or some other com accounts containing a link to mon file sharing website. When a non-descript website. As of the user clicked the link, itactu now, the exact motivations of allydirected them to a fake lookthe hackers remains unclear. a-like website and prompted us According to JeffPestun, As ers for their login information. sociate Director of Computing Ifthe user attempted to log into and Information Technology their credentials, they were re (CIT), the attack likely began as corded without them realizing a phishing scheme. anything had happened. “A phishing scheme is less CIT suspects the attack took hacking, more social engineer place over a year ago because ing,” Pestun said. “Hackers have only older accounts seem to be figured out it’s much easier to effected. trick people into giving over “Almost allthe accounts com^ .
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CHECKING THEIR EMAILS— Recently almost 300 students found their accounts had been disabled due an attack that compromised their logins and sent spa m to fellow students. promised are older, and they are disproportionately student ac counts," Pestun said. “Once log in credentials are collected, the information is usually sold or posted online, and it can some
times be months or years before mation on Labor Day, Sept. 7. itis used to originate an attack.” Employing what appears to be a It remains unclear why indi rather sophisticated automated viduals responsible for the re program, the attackers began to cent bout of spam emails began log into the compromised acto use their stash of login infor s e e H ack,p a g e 2
A cool cup of joe: the n e w Cool Beans Cool Beans is n o w a part of creative dining services, bringing change to H o p e College’s coffeehouse Alek M o l e n a a r
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Cool Beans, the student-em ployed coffee shop, isback in ac tion this fallwith a new look and new organization. Cool Beans was absorbed by Creative Din ing Services over the summer, so now Cool Beans is in conjunc tion with the Kletz in DeWitt. The biggest changes have come with the menu and what is now available to students. Brewed coffee is now a staple product at Cool Beans. The amount of espresso specialties has also been cut down (Don’t worry if your specialty isn’t on the menu. Students can still re quest them to be made.) A new cooler has been added, which houses Starbucks Frappuccinos, as well as their energy drink “Re freshers". Even for non-coffee fans, Cool Beans now offers lemonade and iced tea, along with straw berry syrup for sweet tea. Muf fins, cookies and granola are also available and, along with a drink, it’s perfect for students who are
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FRESH LOOK, FRESH COFFEE— The n e w m e n u is one of ma n y n e w parts that m a k e up Cool Beans. on the 7+ meal plan. The hours have changed to accommodate students’ sched ules, as Cool Beans is now open earlier. Monday through Thurs day, they open at7:30 a.m. rather than 8 a.m., so students trying to scramble to their 8 o’clock
classes can grab a coffee and go about their day. Other than their earlier opening time, their hours are 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays and Sunday is3 to 7 p.m. Cool Beans has taken a green initiative to compost all coffee grounds. Cool Beans also sells
reusable travel mugs and ceram ic mugs that can be bought for $10 and $8, respectively. With the purchase of a mug, your first drink is free, and you receive a 25-cent discount thereafter. Even with a discount, Cool Beans is already inexpensive. Compared
to Starbucks and other chain coffeehouses, Cool Beans is ex tremely affordable for a cup of joe. Some faculty favorites in clude President Knapp with his Knaapachino, and Dean Frost typically gets a double latte.New additions for seating have been added to the area right next to Cool Beans (with the TV). Stu dents are stillable to pay with ei ther cash or Dutch Dollars. There are currently 12 stu dents on staff with two manag ers, Jyne Miller (T6) and Nick Salomon (T7), who are very excited about the changes that will bring more business to Cool Beans. “The brewed coffee is re allygood, and I’m glad we added it to the menu,” Salomon (’17) said. Cool Beans certainly is making moves this year for their customers, and, with more op tions to choose from, it’sthe per fect fitfor coffee lovers. In the words of Cassandra Clare from her book “City of Ashes,”“As long as there was cof fee in the world, how bad could things be?”
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