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OH: Forest Hills data security breach roils parents

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Dissent

Ally Marotti and Bowdeya Tweh report: The Forest Hills School District had a computer security breach earlier this month, where information on all of the district’s more than 9,000 students was accidentally sent to most district parents. District officials Friday told parents about the breach that included student identification numbers, home addresses and parent email…

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Ca: Privacy breach at MUN’s School of Social Work

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

CBC News reports: Memorial University is dealing with a privacy breach after three desktop computers were stolen from the School of Social Work on its St. John’s campus. Communications Director Dave Sorensen said the computers were stolen from temporary offices in Coughlan College about two weeks ago. Sorenson said the university is still investigating, but it…

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Ca: Privacy breach at northeast Calgary school prompts investigation (updated)

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Dissent

Tamara Elliott reports: An investigation has been ordered, following a major privacy breach at a Calgary school. Parent Jaret Kneller said he was shocked when he opened an e-mail sent by the new principal at George P. Vanier School in the northeast community of Winston Heights-Mountview. Instead of the introductory letter that was supposed to…

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Oops. Data leak not fixed as Topeka school leaders thought

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Dissent

Last week, I posted a privacy breach involving student data in Topeka Unified School District 501 over on PogoWasRight. It seems I missed an update, but happily, @VERISDB caught it and tweeted a link. Celia Llopis-Jepsen reports: Confidential student data continued to be available this week to unauthorized people at Topeka Unified School District 501,…

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Former University of South Dakota Football Player Admits To ID Theft

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Dissent

Ben Dunsmoor reports: A former University of South Dakota football player involved in a tax fraud scheme has pleaded guilty. Christopher Lundy, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft in federal court Monday morning. Lundy is one of nearly a dozen people tied to a tax fraud ring that involved several USD…

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Hacker strikes Cumberland Valley computers; district and law enforcement accessing damage

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Dissent

David Wenner reports: A hacker gained access to the Cumberland Valley School District computer network on Thursday and the district has notified local police and the FBI as it tries to figure out if personal information was stolen. The district, which discovered the breach on Thursday, said it appears someone used the network only to…

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