Amy Remeikis reports that despite early assurances from the government that all information was “low-level,” the TAFE breach (noted previously on this blog) included some sensitive information such as sex assault and bullying complaints: “However, in relation to records deemed to be of a more sensitive nature, the department needed to contact 16 people to alert…
Category: Education Sector
AU: Queensland TAFE student data exposed in hack
Asha Barbaschow reports: TAFE Queensland has experienced a breach that has seen the personal details of thousands of the state’s TAFE students exposed. Queensland Attorney General Yvette D’Ath insists, however, the cyber attack did not uncover anything that wouldn’t be available in a phone book. D’Ath played down the IT system hack on Tuesday morning…
KS: Wichita schools’ computer systems back in action after attempted hack
Ben Jordan has the follow-up on the attempted hacking previously reported: The Wichita School District‘s computer systems are back in action after an attempted cyber attack that forced them to shut down last month. After shutting down programs for two weeks, the computer systems have been found to be safe. Now all computer systems, including…
CA: Berkeley High student linked to racist ‘screen hack’
Emilie Raguso and Lance Knobel report: Berkeley High School administrators say they have identified the student responsible for a “screen hack” in the library Wednesday that displayed racist threats against African Americans. Berkeley High Principal Sam Pasarow said, during a press conference Thursday afternoon, that a student, believed to have been acting alone, was responsible for the…
NC: Hacker changes grades at Panther Creek High School in Cary
T. Keung Hui reports: Cary Police are investigating after a hacker broke into the computer system at Panther Creek High School and changed the grades for some students, altering class ranks during the important college application period. In a letter posted on the school’s website Thursday, Panther Creek High Principal Camille Hedrick told families that the…
UT: Sensitive student information improperly released in 5,500 transactions, report says
Morgan Jacobsen reports: State auditors recently found reasons to praise education administrators for the transparency, accuracy and reliability of financial reporting in public schools. But in the process of looking through school transparency data reported on Utah’s public finance website, auditors “stumbled across” a trend that concerned them, according to performance audit supervisor Chris Otto. Since…