Franklin County Free Press reports: Chambersburg Area School District (CASD) will remain closed on Wednesday, August 30th for the third consecutive day, following persistent IT network disruptions that have plagued the district. The ongoing technical issues have resulted in a halt in educational instruction, creating disruptions and challenges for both students and their families. The…
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University of Michigan severs ties to internet after cyberattack
Jonathan Greig reports: The University of Michigan announced that it has severed its ties to the internet and cut off access to some systems after experiencing a cyberattack that began on Sunday. In a message to the school’s more than 51,000 students on Monday, the school’s chief information officer Ravi Pendse said that the university…
Za: How hacker stole R600K from Eastern Cape schools
Last week, the Specialised Commercial Crime Court of East London, Eastern Cape, handed down a prison sentence of three years to a hacker who stole just under R600 000 from the province’s education department. The crime took place in 2013, when Bruce Owen, in his thirties at the time, broke into the inner workings of…
Update: Tucson Unified School District sends out notifications about January cyberattack
There’s another update to the January cyberattack on TUSD by the Royal ransomware group. While the district was still claiming that sensitive data hadn’t been compromised, data from employees was already being leaked on the dark web as early as February. In the last week of August, TUSD sent out notifications to 28,948 people and…
Rochester Public Schools announces cause behind spring cyberattack
Jordan Shearer reports: Rochester Public Schools has clarified what it believes opened the door to the large-scale cyberattack that crippled the district’s operations this spring. Superintendent Kent Pekel spoke about the issue on Wednesday, Aug. 23, while giving a presentation about the district’s upcoming technology referendum in November. “We weren’t negligent,” Pekel said. “But clearly one of…
University of Minnesota investigating potential data breach
Dana Thiede reports: The University of Minnesota confirms that it has contacted law enforcement and is investigating a claimed data breach that officials became aware of just a month ago. U of M spokesman Jake Ricker released a statement to KARE 11 saying on July 21 school administrators became aware that an “unauthorized party” claimed…