Update of March 19: “Attorney” informs DataBreaches.net that he was not arrested and was just taking a break. Original post: It appears that a young hacker who goes by the online handle of “Attorney” (@MarxistAttorney on Twitter) has been arrested. In a tweet tonight, he wrote: Well this is the end my friends, it was…
Category: Education Sector
UK: Harrodian School pupils’ personal data shared online in “serious breach” of data protection
Laura Proto reports: The personal details of students at a fee-paying independent school have been shared online in a “serious breach” of data protection that could fall foul of the law. The Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating after unique pupil numbers (UPN), full names, year groups and houses of 62 students at Harrodian School, which…
UK: Data loss at Portland school sparks inquiries
The Dorset Echo reports: An investigation is underway after a confidential school document wasn’t properly disposed off at a prison. The Young Offender Institution (YOI) on Portland had been providing the Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy (IPACA) with a confidential waste disposal service. A letter was sent to parents of pupils last week informing them that a document hadn’t been…
U. of Chicago notifies employees and former students of hack
The University of Chicago breach reported on this site in January and February has now been reported to at least one state attorney general. The breach involved a database belonging to the Biological Sciences Division. In a copy of their notification letter, submitted to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, Dr. Everett Vokes, Chairman of the Department of…
IE: Data breach from University of Limerick student village
Cillian Walsh reports: The bank account details and PPSN numbers of over 350 residents at the University of Limerick’s Kilmurry Student Village were leaked to the public earlier this month. On the evening of Friday, February 6, an email with an attachment containing the bank account details, including Sort Codes, BIC numbers and IBAN numbers,…
TX: Socorro Independent School District student charged with breach of the district’s computer system
Ashleigh Rodriguez reports: The Socorro Independent School District spent $8,000 this weekend, cleaning up a number of Eastlake High computers. A student downloaded malware, or a malicious program to the school’s computer system. […] After spending the weekend checking 1,000 computers, they found out he had only infected 16. Reyna said he was attempting to…