On October 17, Kaitlyn Foti reported: A former faculty member of Gwynedd Mercy University was given probation after admitting to harassment by hacking into the school’s intranet. Edward Michael Shaffer, 54, of the 200 block of Pebble Beach Place in Blue Bell, pleaded guilty to a summary offense of harassment charge Monday in Montgomery County…
Category: Education Sector
OMC Targeted in Latest Leak involving Santa Clara University
Sophie Mattson & Jenni Sigl report: In the latest breach of cybersecurity on campus, a trove of internal documents from the Office of Marketing and Communications were leaked by the anonymous hacker SCUWatch. On Oct. 17, this newspaper received an email from an unknown sender containing a file folder labeled “OMC_Leak.” The anonymous sender, who…
NC: Information on 350 students’ tuition balances accidentally released in batch email
Sofia Edelman reports: Approximately 60 students woke up this morning to an email containing information on tuition balances for more than 350 students. The email came from the Office of the University Cashier just before 9 a.m. reminding students with due balances to pay in order to register for spring classes. Along with the students’…
Two jailed for illegally trading student information
Li Quian reports: Two people who illegally traded students’ information in Shanghai have been jailed for personal information infringements, Putuo District People’s Court said yesterday. The buyer surnamed Wang, a part-time basketball trainer, paid 18,000 yuan (US$2,658) to the seller, surnamed Lin, for personal information of primary and middle school students around the city, the…
TX: Katy ISD notifies parents after third-party error by SunGard K-12
Shelby Webb reports: Katy ISD warned about 78,000 of its students and staff members that their personal data – including social security numbers, names and birth dates – may have been accessed during a security breach. Katy officials notified parents in a letter dated Oct. 7, more than a month after it learned of the…
Audit details cybersecurity concerns in Missouri schools
Dale Singer reports: Missouri school districts need to tighten controls over student data and other information to help ensure they do not fall into the wrong hands for the wrong purpose, a state audit said Thursday. Using information she gleaned earlier this year from audits on five districts, including Orchard Farm in St. Charles County, state Auditor…