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UCLA spokesperson Ricardo Vazquez﻿ said although the UCLA Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences website was affected by a cryptojacking campaign, UCLA patched the site after being notified by Drupal and removed the code causing the hijacking﻿. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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UCLA website hacked, no student information or sensitive data affected

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The UCLA Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences website was affected by a hack that converted websites into cryptocurrency mining platforms, the university confirmed Wednesday. Troy Mursch, a security researcher, said in his updated blog post Monday that UCLA’s Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences website was affected by a cryptojacking campaign that targeted vulnerable Drupal websites.

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UCLA website hacked, no student information or sensitive data affected

By Sharon Zhen

May 10, 2018 8:11 p.m.