David Migoya reports: Colorado House Republican leaders on Monday called for an investigation into why Colorado’s higher education agency allegedly failed to timely report a massive data breach this summer. In a two-page letter hand-delivered to Gov. Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser, five state representatives also urged an inquiry into why thousands potentially…
Category: Education Sector
Exclusive: Hackers claim they still have access to Clark County School District (CCSD), and reveal more details about hack and stolen data
When reviews of data breaches in the education sector are written for 2023, they will almost certainly mention the 2022 attack on the Los Angeles Unified School District that wasn’t fully disclosed until 2023 and the Minneapolis Public Schools breach. Both of those incidents involved threat actors leaking sensitive information on students. But any 2023…
Stanford University Investigating “Cybersecurity Incident” (1)
Stanford University issued a statement yesterday: The security and integrity of our information systems are top priorities, and we work continually to safeguard our network. We are continuing to investigate a cybersecurity incident at the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) to determine the extent of what may have been impacted. Based on our…
MO: ‘Cyber attack’ hits Reeds Spring schools. Data breach includes Social Security numbers
Claudette Riley reports: The Reeds Spring school district has notified employees and families that it was the “victim of a sophisticated cyber attack” that involved the unauthorized access — and acquisition — of district and personal data. They were told that names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information and even class lists may have…
Detroit-Area District Cancels Classes Due to Cyber Incident
Jim Kasuba reports: A cybersecurity threat resulted in the shutdown of all Allen Park Public Schools classes on Monday. John Tafelski, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, sent a letter to members of the school community on Sunday stating that the school district recently discovered a cybersecurity incident that affected some of its systems. Read…
Exclusive: Clark County School District student data begins to leak; CCSD doesn’t comment
Tiffany Lane reports: Problems continue for Clark County School District families and staff about a week and a half after being notified of a cyber security incident that happened earlier this month. Some parents say they received an email Wednesday with private information about their children. While they do not know if it is related to the…