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TX: Midway students charged after hacking online portal to issue false alarm

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Dissent

Stephanie Butts reports: Two Midway High School students were charged Tuesday with distributing a false report or alarm after posting a screen shot of a false administrative document warning families about potential violence at the school, Hewitt Police Chief Jim Devlin said. Midway Independent School District officials fielded about 200 calls Tuesday after a social…

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NY: Hudson City School District employees hit by phishing scheme

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Dissent

Teachers in Lawrence Public Schools in Massachusetts weren’t the only school personnel hit by a phishing scheme this past week.  Jillian Nadiack reports that Hudson City School District personnel were also hit. And although the Superintendent didn’t answer a direct question about whether anyone fell for the two emails, it sounds like at least some did: In…

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MA: Lawrence teachers’ info compromised by phishing email

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Dissent

While some of us are spending this weekend digging out from snow, some Lawrence Public Schools teachers in Massachusetts are having to deal with protecting themselves from identity theft after an unspecified number of employees fell for a phishing scheme. Garrin Marchetti reports that personnel were notified of the breach of the online database by…

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FBI Alerts University of Virginia to Employee Information Data Breach That Began in 2014

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Dissent

Wendi Moore reports: The University of Virginia is the victim of another data breach.   According to a UVA statement, the personal information of approximately 1,400 UVA academic division employees has been accessed in a phishing email scam. The FBI notified UVA of the breach following an investigation.  The FBI says suspects are in custody overseas….

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In: Police Detain Engineering Student for OUAT Website Hacking

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Dissent

The New Indian Express reports: The Commissionerate of Police on Monday tracked down a student of a private engineering college for allegedly hacking the official website of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). The student, a self-confessed ethical hacker, was identified after police traced his internet protocol (IP) address and proceeded to zero in…

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IA: Man linked to University of Northern Iowa data breach arrested on identity theft charges

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Dissent

Jeff Reinitz reports:  A Georgia resident linked to the University of Northern Iowa data breach has been charged as part of a tax refund scheme in Iowa. More than 100 UNI employees reported receiving rejection letters from the IRS when they filed their taxes in 2014. That was because someone had already filed taxes on…

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