Hannah Natanson & Derek G. Xiao report: More than 1.4 million emails—some divulging Harvard students’ grades, financial aid information, and at least one individual’s Social Security number—sent over Harvard Computer Society email lists were open to the public until Monday. Teaching fellows, resident tutors, College administrators, and thousands of undergraduates have used the email list…
Category: Education Sector
Hacker Breached Dozens of Universities and Government Agencies, Report Says
Jeff John Roberts reports: A hacker has reportedly obtained access to the computer systems of prominent universities, including Cornell and New York University, and is attempting to sell that illegal access on the Internet, according to a research firm. In a report published on Wednesday, the firm Recorded Future published new details about the hacker’s activities. The…
How IoT hackers turned a university’s network against itself
Danny Palmer reports: ….. The case in question, as reported in Verizon’s Data Breach Digest 2017, occurred within the last year and involved the computer network at an unspecified university. Analysis of the university firewall identified over 5,000 devices making hundreds of Domain Name Service (DNS) look-ups every 15 minutes, slowing the institution’s entire network and restricting…
Suspect in school employee tax fraud scheme indicted
Mitch Sneed reports: Last year more than 100 employees of the Alexander City School System were victimized when their personal information was obtained and used to file fraudulent tax returns. Friday, those employees learned that the person authorities believe is responsible is facing justice. According to a release from the Department of Justice, a federal…
Missouri Man Indicted for Stealing Public School Employees’ IDs and Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns in Their Names (Updated)
A federal grand jury sitting in St. Louis, Missouri, indicted a St. Louis resident on mail fraud and aggravated identity theft charges relating to a scheme to steal public school employees’ IDs and use them to file federal tax returns. According to the indictment returned on Feb. 1 and unsealed yesterday, Kevin K. Williams stole…
Device on computers used to steal ID of University of Iowa students, staff
KCRG reports: The University of Iowa is investigating devices left on campus computers that it believes compromised the personal information for 250 students and staff. Officials with the University of Iowa tell KCRG-TV9 News the breach may be linked to attempts at cheating. “The University of Iowa is investigating a handful of potential cases of…