Valerie Bauman reports: Commack school district officials said Thursday night that an “unauthorized person” broke into a high school computer data network containing class schedules, student identification numbers, names and addresses. In a statement posted on the district website, officials said there is no evidence that whoever hacked the system downloaded any specific student information….
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NJ Supreme Court upholds criminal indictment of school board employee who stole student records to support lawsuit
Jeffrey A. Gruen of Day Pitney LLP reports that the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the criminal indictment of an employee who stole documents from her employer to support her employment lawsuit. It’s an insider breach that I don’t recall ever reading about before, although now that I’ve gone looking for it, I can see…
NC: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools notifies 7,600 job applicants of privacy breach
Adam Bell reports: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has notified about 7,600 job applicants that their personal information, including Social Security numbers, was shared with an outside contractor without their consent. […] In a statement Tuesday morning, CMS said that one of its employees entered into an agreement with a vendor prior to obtaining proper authorization, and that resulted…
BD: University of Dhaka website still down, authorities claim ‘hacker’ marked
BDNews24 reports the University of Dhaka‘s web site was still down more than one day after it had been taken over by hackers. Police are yet to make any arrests in the case filed over the offence. It was taken down by hackers going by the name of Cyber 71 on Thursday apparently for not being…
UK: Kinver headteacher apologizes after confidential pupil documents found in field
Dan Sharp reports: A headteacher has issued a heartfelt apology after confidential documents about pupils were found blown across the school’s field. Documents profiling seven students with special educational needs (SEN) from Kinver High School and Sixth Form were discovered by village resident Ian Macey while he was out walking his dog. The Individual Learning Profiles…
AU: Penrith High School students disciplined over HSC computer hacking claims
Megan Levy reports: Students at a selective high school in Sydney’s west have been disciplined after hacking into a computer system, allegedly in an attempt to change their HSC assessment marks. Up to 10 Year 12 students at Penrith High School have reportedly been questioned over the security breach, which the NSW Department of Education said occurred when students obtained…