Jana Hollingsworth reports: The Proctor school district was hit by a malicious computer software “ransomware” attack last weekend. Student data and payroll information were not affected, said superintendent John Engelking, but some information kept in Microsoft Word files has been locked away by the hacker. Only computers at the middle and high school were affected,…
Category: Education Sector
ID: Jerome School District falls victim to ransomware
Elenee Dao reports: The Jerome School District experienced some internet and phone issues early Monday morning, falling victim to ransomware. Chris Gibson, IT director of the district, said the virus happened early Monday morning around 3 a.m. and when he came into work at 6:30 a.m., he noticed the phone and internet not working. Gibson…
Hard disk mysteriously stolen after DU compiled attendance of law students
Prawesh Lama reports: A computer’s hard disk along with its CPU was stolen from Law Faculty in Delhi University on December 3 — the day officials started compiling the attendance of faculty members and that of over 7,000 law students. The law faculty’s dean, Ved Kumari, in her complaint alleged that the stolen CPU contained…
Hackers may have stolen the personal data of 80,000 people associated with Osaka University
It’s an all-too-familiar story. Kyodo News: Osaka University said Wednesday that personal data of around 80,000 students, graduates, staff, former workers and others may have been stolen by hackers. […] Using one lecturer’s ID and password, the university’s computer system was illegally accessed several times from overseas. A manager’s ID was obtained through the access…
Clarion U. students notified after employees fall for phishing attack
Ron Wilshire reports: Clarion University was notified of an email compromise that occurred because of a criminal phishing scam that compromised two email accounts in the registrar’s office. The unauthorized individual or individuals had access to the accounts between October 7 and October 10. “Clarion University is committed to data integrity and privacy protection,” said Communication Manager…
‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Charged With Cybercrime Felonies
Tom Ozimek reports: A record-breaking “Jeopardy” game show champion and former Adrian College history professor has been charged with two cybercrime-related felonies. Stephanie Jass, 47, faced arraignment on Tuesday, Dec. 5, in Lenawee County District Court in southern Michigan, mlive.com reports, on charges of unauthorized access to a college computer, and using a computer to commit…