Huw Mabe reports: A number of schools in South Gloucestershire have been left without access to their IT systems after being subjected to a targeted ransomware attack. All schools in the Castle School Education Trust are affected, including Castle School and Marlwood School. Read more on Gazette.
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FL: Leon County Schools website hacked during spring break
Karah Bailey reports: One of the last things parents might want their children to experience was the first and most noticeable thing on the Leon County Schools homepage this morning: hate speech highlighted in an orange banner for all who logged in to see. The post, with comments too offensive to repeat, has been taken…
FDLE arrests mother and daughter for unauthorized access into hundreds of student accounts
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement today arrested Laura Rose Carroll, 50, and her daughter, 17, of Pensacola on one count each of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices (a 3rd degree felony), unlawful use of a two-way communications device (a 3rd degree felony), criminal use of personally…
MI: Troy School District website down after hacking from outside U.S., leaders say
Mark Hicks reports: The Troy School District’s website is down after hackers posted discriminatory messages Monday, officials said. The hack was discovered in the afternoon, the district said on its Facebook page. “Hate speech and graffiti was posted on all of our district websites and the system’s internal messenger was used to send emails to…
High-schooler and her mother hacked school records to steal homecoming queen election, police say
Jaclyn Peiser reports: In a sparkling silver dress, the homecoming queen at J.M. Tate High School in Cantonment, Fla., stood on the football field on a brisk evening in late October to accept her crown. But among the students, whispers already had begun spreading about her victory. The homecoming queen had bragged for years about abusing the…
UK: College closes all campuses for a week following ‘major’ cyber attack
Fraser Whieldon reports: A Birmingham college has closed all its campuses to students for a week following a “major” ransomware cyber attack that disabled its core IT systems. The eight sites of South and City College Birmingham will be shut and revert to online teaching from today while computer forensic specialists work to fix the…