John Johnson reports: At Beau Chene High School in Louisiana this year, you could study diligently to raise your grades—or else just know a hacker described by a classmate as “a cool dude.” The cool dude, an unidentified senior, managed to get into the school’s computer system to change dozens of grades, reports the Daily World….
Category: Education Sector
CNA-Qatar salary, data breach in 2011 affected hundreds
Rob Antle reports: The College of the North Atlantic campus in Qatar (CNA-Q) discovered two serious privacy breaches in the span of two weeks in late 2011, including one that saw the salary information of hundreds of employees inadvertently revealed. That’s according to government records obtained through access to information by CBC Investigates. Read more…
SG: Details of more than 1,900 pupils from Henry Park Primary School leaked
Irene Tham reports an e-mail gaffe exposed the data of Singapore students: The personal data of more than 1,900 pupils from Henry Park Primary School was leaked two weeks ago, in the second such case reported here since patrons of karaoke chain K Box had their details exposed last September. A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing…
NJ: Swedesboro-Woolwich School District Hacked, Ransom Demanded
Walt Hunter reports: The FBI, New Jersey State Police, county and local investigators are on the trail of hackers who hijacked a Gloucester County school’s district’s computer network, demanding a ransom payment to make it usable again. The Superintendent of the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District says the unidentified hackers are demanding a payment of 500 bitcoins,…
Ca: Thompson Rivers U. students and alumni notified that software bug exposed their info for 2.5 years
InfoNews.ca reports: The private information of students and alumni at the local university could have been compromised sometime within the last three years because of a software bug that affected the institution’s online portal. Students who used the online myTRU portal to access personal documents, including tuition payment options, received an email from Thompson Rivers…
CA: Tutor in Corona Del Mar grade-changing scandal faces more hacking charges
The case of the tutor involved in hacking Corona Del Mar High School to change students’ grades is like a soap opera. Now AP reports that the tutor, Timothy Lance Lai, faces an additional 16 charges of computer access and fraud. Prosecutors say Lai pleaded not guilty to the new charges. A message was left for Lai’s…