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University of Ottawa missing hard drive with data on 900 students

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Dissent

CBC reports: The University of Ottawa has launched an investigation after an external hard drive containing the personal information of approximately 900 students disappeared earlier this month. […] The hard drive was used to back up personal information on individuals who accessed a university resource for students with disabilities or mental health issues applying for special…

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Kennesaw State student hacks system, changes grades, steals data: Police

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Dissent

Fox5 reports: Police have arrested a Kennesaw State University student accused of hacking into the school’s system to change grades and steal personal data. Cobb County Police say Chase Arthur Hughes illegally accessed the university’s Owl Express program to alter his grades and the grades of four other students. Police say he also stole the…

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Tacoma 9-Year-Old Gets Explicit Report Card Through App Used by Teachers

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Dissent

Apps in education can be so useful, right? But are schools concerned enough about security for them before problems occur? Tribune Media Wire reports:  A Tacoma mom said her 9-year-old daughter received a virtual report card over the weekend full of expletives and profanity. She said the grades game from someone claiming to be a…

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Personal Information of La Joya ISD Teachers Accidentally Released

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Dissent

KRGV reports: Hundreds of La Joya ISD teachers’ personal information was accidentally released to the public. La Joya police chief Raul Gonzalez tells CHANNEL FIVE NEWS a representative who works at La Joya American Federation of Teachers accidentally sent out an email. That email contained the social security numbers and payroll deductions of 1600 La…

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PA: Arrest in student hacking case

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Dissent

There’s an update to a case involving a student in the Hazleton Area School District, Pennsylvania who allegedly attempted to hack the district. WBRE reports that there has now been an arrest in the case, but from what I’m reading, the person arrested has not been charged with hacking, even though the headline says the hacker was…

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Mom Says For-Profit School Stole Her Identity

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Dissent

John Brackin reports: The mother of a student attending Fortis Institute in Birmingham, Ala., claims in court that the for-profit school used her personal information to fraudulently charge her for a student loan. Julie Rogers, a resident of Jefferson County, Ala., sued Fortis on Tuesday, along with its parent organization Education Affiliates LLC, in Northern…

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