City Times

SDCCD loses over $100K to ‘bots,’ prevents more fraud with new software

The district prevented the theft of nearly $375K with detection tools, though City College lost thousands in financial aid funds, officials say

Kathy Archibald, Enterprise Editor • April 29, 2022

The San Diego Community College District disbursed $101,619 in aid to fraudulent student accounts in February and March and prevented another $373,854 from being stolen, according to Victor DeVore, dean of student services for the district.

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Student ‘bots’ detected at City College

Fake students are enrolling in online classes at City, potentially taking spots from real students

Kathy Archibald, Multimedia Journalist • February 11, 2022

Fake students popped up throughout California community colleges this past year, and San Diego City College is no exception.

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