It’s nice to see a school district report that they had a usable backup to restore from following a ransomware attack. Katelyn Ogle reports Ponca City Schools may not be able to restore all of their data, but they are recovering from the attack. Superintendent Arrott said the district discovered ransomware criminals attacked PowerSchool, the…
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NY: RCSD reopening forum hacked on Zoom
As schools re-open, zoom-bombing continues to pose a threat. With districts planning to use virtual learning, you’d hope that they would have Zoom configured to prevent zoom-bombing that results in pornography or racist comments or other inappropriate content being disrupting programs. On Saturday, an urban New York school district found out it wasn’t adequately secured….
NC: Lawsuit: ‘Alarming’ data breach at Coastal Prep Academy exposed sensitive personal data
Benjamin Schachtman reports: According to a letter sent to parents by Coastal Preparatory Academy and a lawsuit filed in Superior Court, a former employee obtained extremely sensitive personal information about parents and students, including social security numbers, health and financial information, and employment records. The charter school has filed several civil actions to recover passwords,…
Imperial Valley College Hit With Ransomware Attack; Multiple Systems Impacted
Richard Montenegro Brown and Jayson Barniske report: Imperial Valley College releases a brief press statement with some additional information.) A ransomware attack unleashed on Imperial Valley College’s computer system on Aug. 6 brought down critical systems that remained offline and will likely continue until further notice, a college spokesperson confirmed. Read more on Calexico Chronicle.
Hancock County school district hit by cyber attack, internet connectivity affected
Matt McKinney reports: Schools in the Community School Corporation of Southern Hancock County district were subject to a cyber attack over the last two days, primarily affecting internet connectivity for teachers and students. No personal information for students, families or staff was compromised, as officials believe it was a targeted attack focused on taking down…
TX: Cyber attack affects Hudson ISD website
As noted previously on this site, there have recently been a number of attacks on school districts in eastern Texas. Here’s another report on the situation that links the attacks to some districts’ cloud-based hosting service. Grace Juarez reports: Hudson ISD’s website was down throughout the weekend and Monday after a cyber attack affected the…