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MT: Personal information of 900 Butte School District employees compromised in cyberattack

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Dissent

John Emeigh reports: Personal information, including social security numbers, was compromised in a cyberattack on the Butte School District that directly impacted more than 900 school district employees. Butte School Superintendent Judy Jonart said employees have been offered 12 months of free credit monitoring protection. […] School officials first noticed the district’s computer system was…

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A cyberattack hit thousands of people in Louisiana. They’re still in the dark months later. (2)

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Dissent

Stephen Marcantel reports: It was early August when teacher Heather Vidrine first heard about a cyberattack on her former school district in St. Landry Parish, but she didn’t think much about it — even after her Facebook got hacked. Now, she’s left to wonder whether the two are connected. Her Social Security number and other…

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From ransomware to attacks on vendors, school districts face multiple threats

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Dissent

Shirley Bilye provides an update on a ransomware attack affecting an Illinois school district: Meredosia-Chambersburg school district has been able to get most of its computer system back online after a cyberattack tried to hijack the network. Earlier this month, staff members started having problems using their computers. The screens eventually went black and the…

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Has private financial information been exposed in the cyberattack on CCSD?

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Dissent

Kim Passoth reports: Has private financial information been exposed in the cyberattack on the Clark County School District? That is the big question teachers and parents still want an answer to. Some report since hackers breached CCSD network, there have been attempts to withdraw money from their accounts and some say they have had money…

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Illuminate Education Defeats Data Breach Lawsuit for Second Time

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Dissent

Christopher Brown reports: Illuminate Education Inc. defeated for the second time a proposed class action alleging it failed to protect the personal information of more than 3 million elementary and high school students, which was exposed in a December 2021 data breach. The plaintiffs failed to show that they had suffered concrete harm from the breach…

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K-12 schools improve protection against online attacks, but many are vulnerable to ransomware gangs

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Dissent

Alanna Durkin Richer repeorts: Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks, but lax cybersecurity means thousands of others are vulnerable to ransomware gangs that can steal confidential data and disrupt operations. Since a White House conference in August on ransomware threats, dozens of school districts have signed up for free…

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