3AW reports: NAPLAN results at an elite Melbourne school have been sent to the wrong parents. 3AW Drive was alerted to the issue this week. Methodist Ladies’ College sent a letter to parents, informing them they shouldn’t open the envelope because it could contain the results of another student. Read more on 3AW.
Category: Education Sector
UK: University Cyber Attacks Down To Students, Staff?
Tom Jowitt reports: Organised crime and hacking groups may not be responsible for the spate of cyber-attacks against universities and colleges in the UK. This is said to be the conclusion of a security analysis of the attacks carried out by Jisc, the UK provider of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) services for the education…
School Board Considers Hiring Consultant to Investigate Whether Edmodo Breach Compromised Student Privacy
Bob Conrad reports: Student data used in the social networking educational platform Edmodo was stolen a year and a half ago. The Washoe County School District is now considering hiring a consultant to investigate whether any student information was compromised. Board of Trustees President Katy Simon Holland, speaking from a prepared statement at Tuesday’s board…
Mt. Diablo School District notifies parents of data breach
And while we mutter and grumble about #EdTech glomming up way too much personal and sensitive information on students, let’s not forget that good old-fashioned email errors are still causing problems. In today’s episode, the Mt. Diablo School District reports that an error on August 8 was caught after 200 of 650 emails were sent…
Health Fitness Corp notifies U. Louisville that some employee data was hacked
Sam Combest reports: Nearly 250 University of Louisville faculty and staff have had their personal info stolen through the “Get Healthy Now” program. U of L reported in a mass email Sept. 11 there is no evidence the data was used for illicit purposes. The university identified 247 employees and retirees whose information was breached….
Like Moths to a Flame
Doug Levin has a great piece on a real case of curious students exploring their K-12 district’s network. Of course, they “shouldn’t” have done that, right? Every adult in the room knows that, and the kids knew it, too. But the temptation was just soooooo great. So do read The Case of ‘Joseph Jones’ and the…