Jeff Himler reports that the attorney for Michaela King, a former Franklin Regional School District student accused of launching cyber attacks in 2016 that affected local school districts, the Catholic diocese, and Westmoreland County government, has asked the court to suppress evidence in the case. …. King’s attorney, David Shrager, claims the consultant violated state and…
Category: Education Sector
So easy children could do it? Centennial School District Hacked by Students
Travis Loose reports: The Centennial School District on Friday announced a security breach within its student information systems. District officials do not currently believe any important student information was taken, however the investigation is ongoing. Two Centennial High School students — a junior and senior, both under 18 — are responsible for data breach, school…
Florida colleges receive extortion demands to avert attacks on campuses (UPDATED)
Stephanie Brown reports: An extortion email apparently sent to several colleges and universities demands payment in Bitcoin, threatening to commit an attack against campus students and faculty. We first told you Wednesday that the University of North Florida confirmed they had received an emailed extortion threat. The UNF Crime Alert said law enforcement believed the…
PA: Former police officers leak confidential information on ‘vulnerable’ cases, grand jury says
I’m thinking that this should be categorized in the Education sector if the police are hired by the college(s), but if anyone knows otherwise, please let me know. Sarah Rafacz and Shawn Annarelli report: Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller used her last workday in office Friday to release a grand jury report alleging…
Stanford University exposed students’ and staff’s personal information for years
Oh, ouch. Any breach notification is less than happy news, but this one is pretty embarrassing for Stanford University: I am writing to provide you formal written notice of a possible data breach involving your personal information. We believe that personal information that you provided to the Graduate School of Business prior to traveling with the…
Hackers target private schools in U.K.
Teri Robinson reports: Hackers apparently are taking advantage of poorly secured systems at private schools in the U.K., nicking identifying data, typically through phishing attacks, that they could then use to target parents with fake invoices and other means of cybercrime. The Information Commissioner’s Office noted a case of a private school attack, and the…