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Norman Public Schools tells media, families it will strive to communicate better

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Dissent

Well, it seems one school district has seen the light and will try to be more transparent and timely in the event of security incidents.  Norman Public Schools in Oklahoma experienced a ransomware attack in November 2022. At the time,  DataBreaches was revealing more details about the breach by the Hive ransomware gang and the…

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UMinn sued, accused of taking insufficient action to prevent data breach

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Dissent

The Talk of DelMarVa reports: A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data breach. Attorneys for the two plaintiffs said in the lawsuit filed in federal court Friday that the university “was fully…

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PA: Chambersburg School District Faces Third Day of Closures Due to Ongoing IT Issues

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Dissent

Franklin County Free Press reports: Chambersburg Area School District (CASD) will remain closed on Wednesday, August 30th for the third consecutive day, following persistent IT network disruptions that have plagued the district. The ongoing technical issues have resulted in a halt in educational instruction, creating disruptions and challenges for both students and their families. The…

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University of Michigan severs ties to internet after cyberattack

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Dissent

Jonathan Greig reports: The University of Michigan announced that it has severed its ties to the internet and cut off access to some systems after experiencing a cyberattack that began on Sunday. In a message to the school’s more than 51,000 students on Monday, the school’s chief information officer Ravi Pendse said that the university…

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Za: How hacker stole R600K from Eastern Cape schools

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Dissent

Last week, the Specialised Commercial Crime Court of East London, Eastern Cape, handed down a prison sentence of three years to a hacker who stole just under R600 000 from the province’s education department. The crime took place in 2013, when Bruce Owen, in his thirties at the time, broke into the inner workings of…

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Update: Tucson Unified School District sends out notifications about January cyberattack

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Dissent

There’s another update to the January cyberattack on TUSD by the Royal ransomware group. While the district was still claiming that sensitive data hadn’t been compromised, data from employees was already being leaked on the dark web as early as February. In the last week of August, TUSD sent out notifications to 28,948 people and…

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