LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The federal government is cracking down to prevent fraud after 8 News Now reported the College of Southern Nevada was the victim of a multimillion-dollar hack.

CSN lost $7.4 million in what's called a "Ghost Student" scam.

"We were attacked, much like a lot of colleges across the nation have been attacked. Hence the feds taking action," Dr. Juan Avalos, CSN's vice president of student affairs, said.

In a press release issued on Friday, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said rampant fraud is "ripping off taxpayers" and taking financial aid away from students. As a result, she was implementing an extra layer of security to verify FAFSA applications.

"This is more about scammers than it is about people, and people not doing their jobs. I want to make that part clear,

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