Data breach targets Illinois State University payroll

(AP) — An apparent information breach at Illinois State University allowed someone to divert the direct-deposit payroll payments of more than a dozen faculty and staff members to another account, according to university officials.

An email was sent to all faculty, staff and students on Tuesday afternoon to make them aware of what happened so they can check their accounts and make sure there's no suspicious activity.

Officials believe the person or people who are responsible for the data breach were able to use university logins belonging to the affected people to access their accounts and then change their direct-deposit information.