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University of Ghana accommodation registration portal hacked – Authorities

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Dissent

Most of this article is about problems finding housing for accepted students, but if you keep reading down, you get to the part about the portal having been reportedly hacked: Hacked portal Attempts by the Daily Graphic to speak to the Dean of Students were unsuccessful. However, an administrator of the university who did not…

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Madison County parents concerned after social media post about school district hack

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Dissent

Sydney Martin reports: The Facebook post of a former Huntsville school board member has grabbed the attention of many parents. Pam Hill’s post Thursday warns that an Alabama school system was hacked. She said in the post parent, teacher and student information was stolen. She also said the ransom was paid. Hill won’t say which…

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CT: Ransomware Attack Targets Wolcott Public Schools

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Dissent

Kristen Johnson reports that Wolcott Public Schools in Connecticut has not fully recovered from a ransomware attack at the end of the last year school and they are now planning to pay some ransom to get the decryption key to files that they have been unable to recover via their own means. Read more on…

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VA: Ransomware attack hits New Kent Co. Public Schools ahead of new school year

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Dissent

WTKR reports: New Kent County Public Schools were subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, the school district’s superintendent announced Tuesday. In a message to families, Brian J. Nichols said the files located on the district’s internal hard drive have been encrypted, meaning they are unable to access the files without paying a ransom. He says…

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Nampa School District: Instruction Continuing in Wake of Cyber Attack

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Dissent

District continuing efforts to restore network systems. As we continue working to mitigate the effects of the Aug. 21 cyber attack on our districtwide network systems, we recognize the many challenges faced by our staff and families. If you need to communicate with your child’s school and have not received a response to your email,…

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Portland Public Schools Recovers $2.9 Million Lost in BEC Scam

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports: Oregon urban school district Portland Public Schools is on track to recover roughly $2.9 million wired by district employees to a BEC scammer, after discovering the fraudulent transactions before the money left the fraudster’s accounts. Portland Public Schools is a PK-12 urban school district in Portland, Oregon, with over 49,000 students enrolled in 81 schools,…

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