Hackers Hit Maricopa Community College District

This article was originally published on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 and is only presented for historical purposes. The information below may no longer be relevant or accurate.

Computer hackers have forced the Maricopa County Community College District to shut down its primary website. The district said nearly 280,000 students and employees could be affected. It set up a temporary site after malware was discovered on its main site. Before the problem was uncovered, visitors to Maricopa.edu could have had their computers infected.