Cov students queued for hours yesterday after 36,000 uni accounts were hacked

Yesterday the IT Support Tech Bar on the ground floor of Lanchester Library was inundated with students who had lost access to their student e-mail after yet another hack. Footage of the long queues can be seen on The Coventry Tab Instagram story.

The IT Support staff asked students to form a queue because there were so many people requiring assistance. This led to students queuing for up to an hour.

The Coventry Tab has been told by a student who spoke to IT staff that up to 36,000 student and staff accounts were hacked in this latest breach.

The phishing attack has prevented many students from being able to access their e-mail and Moodle, meaning they are unable to complete or submit their assignments.

Technicians at the IT Support Tech Bar told The Coventry Tab: “There was a mass scale phishing attack and many students accounts were compromised as they clicked on the blue button.”

It is advised to avoid opening a suspicious e-mail and to instead forward it to the service desk. It is unclear how long it will take to resolve this issue.

Head over to The Tab Coventry’s Instagram for footage of the queue from yesterday. If you were affected, DM The Tab Coventry on Instagram with your experience.