Security News > 2020 > October > Online proctor service ProctorTrack disables service after hack
2020-10-14 21:27
The online proctoring service ProctorTrack has disabled access to their service after its parent company was hacked.
ProctorTrack is one such solution by Verificient that is used by numerous universities, including Rutgers, University of Western Ontario, Ohio University, Illinois State University, Purdue University, and MIT. Verificient and ProctorTrack was hacked.
Starting yesterday, students began receiving emails sent by the hacker from the Verificient Support account.
Verificient disabled their ProctorTrack service yesterday at 4 pm EST and apologized for the emails sent out by the hacker.
Since receiving the emails and being alerted to ProctorTrack being hacked, students have expressed concerns about their school's use of the service.