Employees Galveston Independent School District The administrator recently resigned after discovering several cryptocurrency mining machines on the school campus.
Galveston ISD said in a statement that the IT department discovered the machines on April 7 because they were connected to the district’s network.
“On April 8, after the first investigation, the employee responsible for installing the device was on leave and eventually resigned from his position in the district on April 18,” the statement said. “While an investigation into the misuse of district assets by employees is ongoing, it has been confirmed that there was no data breach due to this incident.”
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Cryptocurrency mining Dedicated computer hardware and an internet connection are required so that the computer can quickly calculate the algorithm in exchange for rewards or cryptography. Individuals often say “rig“It requires an extraordinary amount of electricity.
The district did not check if the employee was an educator or how many machines were found. The machine was found on six campuses and was in an area inaccessible to many. According to ABC13..
