There are a few interesting details on the Montana (Flathead) attack by TheDarkOverlord (TDO) in an article by Eli Francovich in The Spokesman-Review. It sounds like TDO used methods they’ve used in the past and did a good job of covering their digital footprints. I’ve started looking into the Flathead/Columbia Falls incident a bit more…
Category: Education Sector
Former University of Iowa Student Appears on Computer Fraud Charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa – On November 2, 2017, Trevor Graves, 19, a former University of Iowa student, appeared in federal court in front of United States Magistrate Judge Stephen B. Jackson, Jr., on a complaint charging from March of 2015 to November of 2016, Graves exceeded authorized access, knowingly caused the transmission of a code and…
Ca: Hacker threatens to release UFV student information if not paid ransom
Kelvin Gawley reports: A hacker is trying to extort a $30,000 ransom from the University of the Fraser Valley by claiming to hold students’ personal information hostage. On Monday morning, an email was sent to dozens of students containing the personal information of 29 UFV students, including their names, phone numbers, home addresses and grade…
AZ Board of Education discloses FERPA incident, sends veiled threat to recipient of disclosed material?
The Arizona State Board of Education has notified parents on a breach: Whoops: The State Board of Education says it “inadvertently” released student information when it released records on A-F grading appeals. pic.twitter.com/jwHManpAbQ — Rachel Leingang (@rachelleingang) October 26, 2017 So here’s the thing: this is the state’s error in responding to a FOIA request…
Student information leaked from Creighton University Trio program
Winne Dortch reports: A number of Omaha parents are now upset about a recent data breach at Creighton University. “To see all this information and as many kids as it were on this paper with all this information, I was totally out done,” Alesha Dumas said. Her daughter’s personal information was released as well. […]…
Easy-to-get hacking device puts KU professors’ information in student’s hands
Mará Rose Williams: reports: A recent hack of University of Kansas professors’ personal information has faculty worried that an easily accessible hacking tool could have students tampering with private data on campuses everywhere. The KU hacker was an engineering student who used a keystroke logger to pry into professors’ computers and change all his failing…