Eagle Pass Independent School District E-Mail System Hacked by Anonymous Hacker

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018

The Eagle Pass Independent School District E-Mail System was hacked by an anonymous hacker on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 and a fake email was forwarded to over 3,000 District employees presumably from Deputy Superintendent Samuel Mijares that released the 2017-2018 salaries of all the District Administrators and Principals.

The email forwarded to District employees was not sent nor authorized by Deputy Superintendent Samuel Mijares.  The fake email allegedly included a personal message from Deputy Superintendent Mijares to District employees.

District employees were completely surprised to receive the fake email on Thursday, January 25th, when they checked their emails.

The Eagle Pass Independent School District is investigating the source of the fake email and has contacted law enforcement authorities and computer security specialists to identify where and from whom did the fake email come from.

The local school district has reported the hacking incident to the Eagle Pass Police Department and the Texas Rangers.  The incident is now under investigation.