On February 19, I reported that I was finding 2016 W-2 tax statements for sale on the darknet. In that post, I noted that I was not identifying one Florida college I had contacted that day to alert them that at least one of their employees’ W-2 statements was up for sale – and that others might…
Category: Education Sector
Greater Essex County District School Board investigating exposure of staff information on internal network
Maureen Revait reports: BlackburnNews.com has learned personal information of staff members at the Greater Essex County District School Board has been accessed in a possible data breach. An email that was sent out to staff was sent to BlackburnNews.com anonymously. It says information such as the names, dates of birth, social security number and direct deposit…
Missouri proposal requires schools to tell you when child’s information stolen
Stephanie Garland reports: Right now the state auditor said hackers can steal your sensitive information and school districts do not have to tell you. That could change this August before some schools start. […] If passed, a new bill would change that and require school districts to report data breaches to parents and the government….
GA: FBI investigating hack of Kennesaw State University server, including state voter data
Aaron Diamant reports: The FBI is investigating an alleged hack of Kennesaw State University server. Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Aaron Diamant reports the state voter data kept by the Center for Election Systems was compromised. Sources tell Diamant the hack happened Wednesday night and voter data maintained there was compromised. Read more on WSBTV. In related…
Laptops stolen from UC-Santa Cruz instructor’s home contained students’ information
That this is still happening in 2017 is …. disheartening. From a notification being sent by the University of California – Santa Cruz: We are contacting you regarding an incident involving the theft of a laptop that contained your personal information. What Happened? On January 13, 2017, two unencrypted laptops were stolen from the home…
Niagara-Wheatfield School District warning of possible credit card fraud
Mia Summerson reports: Officials with the Niagara-Wheatfield School District are warning of a possible link between a recently used ticket sales platform and credit card fraud. Several people who purchased tickets online to attend Edward Town Middle School’s production of “The Lion King” are now reporting that they have become victims of credit card fraud….