Comptroller DiNapoli released more school district audits this week. As this site has done in the past, we are listing the ones that deal with information technology. The summaries are below; the links take you to the fuller reports, but as as always: (1) the results are not good (to put it as diplomatically as…
Category: Education Sector
Fresno Unified School District notifying people after discovering backup device with names and SSNs was missing
The Fresno Unified School District experienced a breach when they discovered in March that specific storage media used to perform computer backups was missing from storage. According to their notification to the California Attorney General’s Office, the missing storage media contained names and Social Security numbers. The notification does not mention whether this was just employee…
Educational institution ROC Mondriaan in The Hague victim of major cyber attack
CrimeInfo.nl reports: The ROC Mondriaan educational institution in The Hague was hacked last weekend. All computers are down, which means that employees and students cannot access their files. The school is doing everything it can to get the system up and running again by next Monday. The MBO school has started a forensic investigation into the…
Chico State Students React to COVID-10 Vaccination Data Breach
Carmela Karcher reports: A data breach at Chico State University exposed the personal information of students who requested COVID-19 vaccination religious exemptions. According to the Associated Press, the information was posted on an anonymous internet message board and leaked records for about 130 students. Read more on CBS12. It’s not clear how this data got…
MO: Rockwood School District Provides Notice of Ransomware Incident
EUREKA, Mo., Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Rockwood School District (the “District”) today is providing information about a recent event that may impact the privacy of some personal data related to current and former employees and students. The confidentiality, privacy, and security of information in the District’s care is one of its highest priorities and the District takes…
Dozens Of Texas School Districts Hammered By Cyberattacks, I-Team Finds
Brian New reports: A rising number of cyberattacks on Texas schools is exposing a troubling vulnerability. A CBS 11 I-Team investigation found in the past two years at least 67 school districts in Texas have suffered a cybersecurity breach. The incidents range from teachers accidentally emailing student personal information out to the whole class to…