Lisa Vaas reports: Iranian hackers have reportedly breached top British universities – including Oxford and Cambridge – to steal what the Telegraph says are “millions” of papers and academic research documents that they then put up for sale via WhatsApp and websites. The publication reported on Friday that much of the subject matter is bland,…
Category: Education Sector
After one-third of North Dakota schools get hacked by foreign entities, state superintendent addresses attack with cyber security standards
Austin Howard reports: The North Dakota Information Technology Department said there were malware attacks on one-third of North Dakota schools in February 2018. The hackers behind the attacks were from different international locations including North Korea and the malware was downloaded from multiple access points. According to ITD’s Director of Security Sean Wiese, hackers used…
IE: UCD Students’ Union uncovers ‘major data breach’ in Student Leap Cards
This news story appeared on August 30, but I am first seeing it now. Jack Quann reported: The Students’ Union at University College Dublin (UCD) has suspended selling Student Leap Cards, after they say they uncovered that personal information was at risk. The information used in the student version of the card is different to…
Monroe County School District system attacked with GandCrab ransomware
Gwen Filosa reports: The Monroe County School District has been forced to shut down its computer system for nearly three days due to a cyberattack. An employee working on payroll work Sunday noticed some problems with the computer system and put in a request with the district’s IT department, administrators said. The tech team contacted…
AU: NAPLAN results privacy breach at elite Melbourne school
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.
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…