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…
Category: Education Sector
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…
What did CSU do to verify vendors’ data security – and what might FTC do?
When California State University decided to purchase a We End Violence program, Agent of Change, they reportedly did consider data security. The Press-Telegram reports: Laurie Weidner, spokeswoman for the Chancellor’s Office, said CSU has not terminated its relationship with We End Violence, which administered the training program called Agent of Change. The vendor was one of…
79K Calif. State U. students affected by We End Violence breach
Earlier today, this site noted that We End Violence was notifying students of a breach involving the AgentOfChange.net web site. Now Josh Dulaney reports: A security breach through a third-party software vendor exposed the personal data of 79,000 California State University students at eight campuses, CSU officials said Tuesday. The CSU Chancellor’s Office in Long…
San Diego-based Agent of Change notifying students that personal and sensitive information accessed by hackers
We End Violence LLC is notifying an unspecified number of students that their personal information may be in the hands of hackers after the Agent of Change web site was accessed by unauthorized individual(s). The compromised personal information includes gender identity, ethnicity, relationship status, sexual identity, and other personally identifiable information. Here is their notice:…