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Bedfordshire: Cyber-attack destroys school pupils’ coursework

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Dissent

BBC reports: Pupils’ coursework has been destroyed in a “significant” cyber-attack on a school. Redborne Upper School and Community College in Bedfordshire said the attack took place on Wednesday. Although no data was taken, the school’s servers were left unreadable resulting in “the loss of a significant amount of data”, it added. Read more on…

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Ca: Simon Fraser University sued over recent data breach

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Dissent

Jaymee Salisi reports: Following SFU’s data breach on February 3, 2021, BC law firm Slater Vecchio LLP filed a class action lawsuit against the university on behalf of the 200,000 individuals affected by the incident. The lawsuit argues that SFU students should have a higher safety standard for the storage of their personal information. In Slater Vecchio LLP’s lawsuit notice,…

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Broward County Public Schools Cyberattack was Ransomware Attack — New Details Emerge

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Dissent

Earlier this month, Broward County Schools disclosed a cyberattack that sounded pretty serious.  But there did not seem to be any follow-up in the media or on their web site to explain exactly what had happened and with what impact. Now threat actors have leaked what appear to be ransom negotiations with the district. A…

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MI: Mott Community College addresses data security breach

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Dissent

Winter Keefer reports:  Mott Community College announced Wednesday that it has identified and addressed a data security breach. Through an investigation, Mott Community College determined that an unauthorized person obtained access to its systems between November 27 and January 9, and transferred files maintained on one of its systems outside of its network. The college…

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FL: Polk County Schools says student information may have been exposed in data breach

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Dissent

WTSP reports: If you have a student who goes to school in Polk County you might have gotten a letter from a company called PCS Revenue Control Systems, Inc. about a data breach. Don’t throw that letter away. The Polk County School District says it’s legitimate and you might need the instructions that come on it…

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MO: Park Hill schools closed Monday due to malware attack

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Dissent

Katelyn Brown reports: The Park Hill School District was forced to cancel classes Monday due to a malware attack on the district. Classes were canceled for both in-person and online students. A Facebook post explaining the incident was shared just before 7 a.m. Read more on KSHB. h/t, @Chum1ng0 Update: The district opted not to…

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