A Russian-speaking hacker sold unauthorized access to databases for more than 60 universities and government agencies in the United States and United Kingdom, including UCLA. The hacker, called Rasputin, sold SQL injections which allow a hacker to access all the contents of an internet database, rather than only parts of it, for various databases according […]
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Dashew Center warns nonresident community of fraudulent calls, emails
UCLA warned international students and employees about scammers targeting foreigners and their families in an email Monday. The Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars sent the warning after recent cases of fraud against international students and employees. In some cases, people posed as immigration or tax officials asking for personal information over the phone. […]
UCPD arrests man suspected of committing two campus burglaries
University police arrested a man January in connection with two campus burglaries totaling more than $100,000 in stolen goods and damages. Carlos Fajardo, 26, allegedly broke into more than 20 offices in Bunche Hall on Dec. 27, stealing more than 10 computers, said UCPD spokesperson Nancy Greenstein. UCPD arrested Fajardo on Jan. 10 while he […]
UCPD warns students of men fraudulently selling magazines near campus
University police are warning students of fraudulent magazine sales at apartment complexes near campus. Two men attempted to sell magazines through EncorePoints.com by soliciting at the 456 Landfair Ave. apartments, according to a UCPD report. Police said people who purchased magazines received phone calls indicating their orders would not be filled. One of the men […]
History professor Piterberg reports receiving threatening phone call
A UCLA professor accused of sexual harassment reported receiving a threatening telephone call last week. According to a university police log, history professor Gabriel Piterberg reported receiving an annoying, obscene or threatening phone call to police on Jan. 11. Piterberg was accused of making unwelcome sexual advances on his graduate students in 2013. Student groups […]
Trial for alleged murderers of UCLA student postponed
The trial for the two men accused of murdering UCLA student Andrea DelVesco in September 2015 has been pushed until early next year. Eric Marquez, a former UCLA student, and Alberto Medina, a former Fresno State University student, were arrested last year in connection with DelVesco’s death. DelVesco was found dead in her Roebling Avenue […]
UCPD searching for man who stole packages from UCLA apartments in Sawtelle
University police are searching for a man who stole packages from the UCLA’s University Village Apartments in Sawtelle on Wednesday morning. The man pulled out a box cutter and threatened to kill a witness who caught him taking packages from the apartments, according to a UCPD alert. The man left with the packages and went […]