On November 20, Auburn University became aware of that a server in the College of Business network had been compromised. Subsequent investigation revealed that names and Social Security numbers may have accessed. They are now sending out notification letters, although it is not clear how many individuals are being notified and whether they are all…
Category: Education Sector
University of Northern Iowa doubts stolen laptop linked to ID theft
MacKenzie Elmer reports: A state audit found unencrypted laptops and portable devices that may store sensitive information at the University of Northern Iowa could pose a risk to the university, but UNI officials said there’s no evidence that’s the source of the mass identity theft that cropped up after employees filed their taxes this year….
University of Maryland, College Park reports another cybersecurity breach
Carrie Wells reports: The University of Maryland, College Park has suffered another cyberattack on the heels of the recent theft of personal data on hundreds of thousands of students, staff and alumni, university officials announced Thursday. Ann G. Wylie, who is chairing a newly formed task force on cybersecurity, wrote in a note to the…
IL: Hacker got to student records
Matt Mencarini reports: The hacker who compromised the Dixon Public Schools website, email accounts and Twitter account earlier this month was also able to access some student information. During the regular school board meeting Wednesday night, Superintendent Michael Juenger said the district sent a letter to parents letting them know about the additional compromised information,…
Ca: 6,000 former high school students’ information exposed
Laura Cudworth reports: About 6,000 former high school students had personal information compromised after a staff member at the Avon Maitland District School Board transferred the files electronically. The board was alerted to the security breach, which lasted about five weeks, when a former student did a search of her own name and was able…
University of Central Oklahoma discloses hack, notifying those affected
From their website (h/t, KFOR): Letter to the UCO Community – March 13, 2014 Dear UCO Community Member, On March 12, 2014, the University of Central Oklahoma discovered a breach of sensitive personal information due to unauthorized access to information stored on one of our servers. Some members of the university community are being directly…