On June 4, I noted that NetWalker ransomware operators had reportedly added the University of California at San Francisco to their website where they name victims who have not paid their ransom demands. When I checked back today, I do not see UCSF still listed on NetWalker’s site, which is curious. But I also see…
Category: Education Sector
PH: Cebu Normal University suspends subdomain after anonymous website hack
John Tan Sitchon reports: Subdomains of the Cebu Normal University (CNU) website, particularly the Library and Journal for Higher Education (JHE), were hacked by unknown entities on Wednesday, June 17. CNU released a statement about the incident through its Facebook page on Friday, June 19, causing students to worry about their personal data. Read more on Rappler. …
KIPP: SoCal notifies parents after learning of GitHub breach
KIPP SoCal is notifying parents of a breach after a vendor alerted them to it. In their notification, they explain: On June 2, 2020, KIPP SoCal was notified of an issue involving unauthorized access to a data file containing certain students’ information. The issue was found when a vendor that we contract with discovered that…
PH: The Far Eastern University portal hacked
Manila Bulletin reports: The Far Eastern University’s (FEU) portal data was leaked by a hacker group Tuesday night. In a facebook post, FEU’s Kadiwa Student Coalition said a hacker group named Pinoy Grayhats is responsible of the leakage of 1,000 FEU student data. Read more on MB.com. A report on Rappler.com adds more detail: Meanwhile,…
Columbia College Chicago should have shared data breach information sooner, experts say
Kendall Polidori and Mari Devereaux report: Eight days after the school fell victim to an attack by NetWalker, a group of data hackers, Columbia officials sent a collegewide email stating the college is “working diligently around the clock with outside professionals and law enforcement to protect its student community and employees.” The email said individuals…
AU: Activewear retailer hacked, data now on the dark web
RagTrader reports: Activewear retailer In Sport had its head office server and computers ransomwared in May, as cyber crime during COVID-19 escalates. In a letter to customers, it revealed the attack was detected on May 16 but it was unknown what files hackers accessed. Read more on RagTrader. Update: This appears to be an attack by…