Public Notice: January 14, 2021 As previously reported on this website and in the news media, Toledo Public Schools experienced a security incident in September which later resulted in the potential access, viewing or removal of personal information for some current and former TPS students and employees. Such personal information may include, but is not necessarily limited…
Category: Education Sector
Puget Sound Educational Service District reports data breach
Q13Fox reports: The Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) sent out a notice to current and former students, and employees of King and Pierce County Schools, after learning of a data breach within their computer network. According to PSESD, they first learned of “unusual activity” in its network on or about July 25th of last year. Soon…
‘Completely outrageous’: Names of students who use University of Ottawa Students’ Union Food Bank made public
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…
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…