Leon Stafford reports: Under normal circumstances, Henry County teacher Samantha Hawthrone’s third graders would pull out their Chromebooks when building pie charts and histograms. But last week, Hawthrone’s Austin Road Elementary School class was constructing bar graphs the old-fashioned way — on paper printed out for each student. Instead of building the charts using a…
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UK: Corringham school apologizes after sharing personal pupil data
Stuart Woodward and Shivani Chaudhari report: A school has apologised for sending an email to parents which listed the personal data of 69 pupils who were being disciplined for bad behaviour. The principal at Ortu Gable Hall School in Corringham, Essex, said the email was sent by mistake and parents were asked to delete it….
Hinsdale schools struck by ransomware attack (1)
The Brattleboro Reformer reports: The Hinsdale school district is attempting to recover from a ransomware attack that occurred on Thursday morning. “School district officials are working with Primex, its cyber insurance provider, and a professional cybersecurity response team to assess the situation,” states information release by SAU 29 Superintendent David Ryan. Read more. Update December…
Records reveal new information about Sweetwater Union High School District ransomware incident
Melissa Mecija reports: New records reveal how widespread a data breach was at the Sweetwater Union High School District. Information given to ABC 10News through a request from the California Public Records Act shows more than 22,000 people were affected by the breach, and the district paid a ransom to the alleged hackers. It was…
Former Public School Information Technology Manager Charged with Damaging School’s Computer Network
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts on November 29: BOSTON – An Ayer man was charged today and agreed to plead guilty in connection with a June 2023 cyberattack targeting the computer network of his former employer, an Essex County public high school. Conor LaHiff, 30, was charged in an Information with one count…
NYS Comptroller Audit: North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently released an audit of the North Tonawanda City School District. Summary: Issued Date: November 03, 2023< [Read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether North Tonawanda City School District (District) officials properly secured user account access to the network and managed user account permissions in financial and student information…