Natallie St. Onge reports: Marquette students were puzzled Tuesday afternoon when a new message appeared in their inboxes. The sender was another Marquette student, claiming their aunt recently moved to the area. The aunt was offering $350 weekly for students interested in pet sitting her dogs. Read more on Marquette Wire.
Category: Education Sector
Hackers target Wakulla Schools, shut down district-wide emails in ransomware attack
James Call reports that the Wakulla County School District has been hit with ransomware. The attack was announced by the district this morning although officials report that the attack began last week. “After discovering the attack, we immediately launched an investigation with the assistance of a leading forensic firm, and we have been working diligently…
Souderton Area School District Contending With Ransomware Cyberattack
ABC reports: The Souderton Area School District has become the most recent apparent victim of a ransomware cyberattack that struck soon after the beginning of the new school year. Superintendent Dr. Frank Gallagher says that the district’s computer network was hit by the malware attack on September 1, after students had returned to class the…
Ransomware caused outages at RPS 205, could last days
WFIR in Illinois reports that Rockford Public Schools Dist. 205 suffered a ransomware attack that caused the widespread outages that began Friday. The district is not sharing details about what type of ransomware or how much ransom was demanded — and whether they have paid it. But schools remain open while the district continues to…
Meridian Community College discloses a breach that was discovered in January
A breach notification by Meridian Community College demonstrates once again, why entities should make determined efforts not to leave emails in employee accounts that may have personally identifiable information in attachments or the emails themselves. In this case, the types of personal information included name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, date of…
Former Student Convicted In Dark Web Threats Targeting Rohnert Park School
CBS reports: A former Rancho Cotate High School student has been convicted in a plot involving a dark web criminal who was paid to email threats targeting the school and its students, authorities said Tuesday.Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety officials did not name the student because he was a minor at the time of…