Bridget Coady, Charley Dutil, & Emily Wilson report: The Fulcrum was made aware on Tuesday night that the information of multiple University of Ottawa students who used the University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) Food Bank was publicly available on the union’s website. A total number of 111 students were listed on the document along…
Category: Education Sector
Ben-Gurion University targeted by cyberattack, extent of damage unclear
Tzvi Joffre reports: A cyberattack targeted Ben-Gurion University of the Negev resulting in a breach in a number of its servers, the university announced on Wednesday. The attack was found during routine scans that were being conducted by the university along with the National Cyber Directorate. Read more on Jerusalem Post. There is no attribution for…
Ca: Thousands of UGDSB students back on email following breach last week
Joanne Shuttleworth reports: GUELPH – Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) students can once again access their board email accounts. Last week, the school board suspended access to student Gmail accounts following a breach that resulted in “inappropriate” emails being sent to thousands of students. Read more on Wellington Advertiser.
School principal ordered to pay $3.6M for sharing students’ nude pictures online
Jacqueline Gray reports: A former principal in Kentucky who is serving a nine-year federal prison sentence was ordered last week to pay $3.6 million for confiscating students’ phones and uploading their nude photos to the internet. According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, six accusers named ex-LaRue County High School principal Stephen Goodlett, 40, and the LaRue…
Ransomware attack cripples NYC DOE’s teacher disciplinary system
Susan Edelman reports: A ransomware attack has crippled the city’s teacher discipline system, The Post has learned. A contractor that provides hearing transcripts for the city Department of Education, the Ubiqus Group, said it “was hit by a ransomware-type cybersecurity incident” on Dec. 4. Read more on NY Post.
OR: Treasure Valley Community College notifies community members of breach after late discovery
Treasure Valley Community College (“TVCC”) has become aware of a data security incident that may have involved the personal information of certain TVCC community members. TVCC is offering complimentary credit monitoring services to them. On August 25, 2020 , TVCC learned that unauthorized access to an employee email account had by an unknown person may have exposed personal…