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Jonathan Weissman
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March 31, 2025
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Cybersecurity expert weighs in on reported Signal usage by Trump admin
WHAM-TV speaks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the messaging app Signal.
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March 28, 2025
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‘Can happen to anyone’ really means ‘anyone’: abc27 meteorologist’s Facebook account hacked
WHTM-TV speaks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about using authenticator apps to protect online accounts.
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March 27, 2025
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Cybersecurity expert explains the Signal app
NewsRadio WHAM 1180 chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the war plans discussed using the Signal messaging app. (Interview starts at 4 minutes, 55 seconds.)
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March 26, 2025
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Local cybersecurity expert explains 'Signal'
WGRZ speaks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the popular messaging app Signal, which offers end-to-end message encryption.
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January 31, 2025
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RCSD warns community of data breach
Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, speaks to WROC-TV about the data breach.
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January 31, 2025
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Expert weighs in on cyberattack exposing 134k RCSD student records
WHAM-TV discussed the breach with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity.
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January 31, 2025
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Rochester schools’ data breach
News Radio WHAM 1180 chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the Rochester schools’ data breach. (Interview starts at the 30-second mark.)
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January 29, 2025
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PowerSchool breach affects some Capital Area Intermediate Unit records; should you freeze your child’s credit?
WHTM-TV speaks to Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the breach.
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January 14, 2025
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TikTok ban looms, leaving creators uncertain about future
WHAM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the ban.
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December 10, 2024
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Malicious email, purportedly from PayPal; slips through filter; Pennsylvania woman bilked out of $15,000
WHTM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the scams.
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September 5, 2024
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Massive data breach from April potentially exposes sensitive information of millions of Americans
Spectrum News interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the scope of the National Public Data breach that exposed 2.9 billion personal records.
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August 23, 2024
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Cyber expert on the National Public Data breach
News Radio WHAM 1180 chats with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the National Public Data breach that exposed 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers. (Interview starts at the 50-second mark.)
