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CT: Torrington superintendent’s grade tampering probe reveals security breach

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Dissent

Isaac Avilucea reports: An internal probe into potential grade tampering at Torrington High School revealed a significant security breach where at least five school district employees had clearance to alter grades who shouldn’t have had that permission. Those administrative rights, Board of Education Chairman Ken Traub said, have been revoked while the school district looks…

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University of North Carolina investigates data breach, notifies affected people

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dissent

Carolina officials are investigating a data breach that risked unauthorized online access to personal information concerning some current and former employees, vendors and students. It is believed that more than 6,000 people are affected. On Nov. 11, an information technology manager in the Division of Finance and Administration was informed that some electronic files managed…

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VA: Hacker Sentenced For Breaking Into Medical School Application Computers

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dissent

Bosung Shim, 24, of Rockville, MD, was sentenced today to three months in prison, followed by seven months in community confinement and three years of supervised release, for unauthorized access of a protected computer.  In addition, Shim was required to pay $31,653.24 in restitution to the victim and forfeit the computer equipment used in the…

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GA: Emory University law students and medical students targeted in ID theft scheme

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dissent

Schools need to remain cognizant that “directory information,” not protected by FERPA, can be used for ID theft. Maario Coleman and Angela Russell have been arraigned for operating a scheme to obtain thousands of dollars by stealing the identities of Emory University law and medical students and using them to apply for loans. According to…

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PA: Radnor school officials act quickly to respond to computer security breach

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dissent

Richard Ilgenfritz reports that Radnor Township School District officials are responding to a data breach that occurred after a staff member left a computer folder open and a middle school student obtained personal information on staff that was then shared with others. “Approximately 2,000 current and former employees of the Radnor Township School District are…

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National American University students’ financial information exposed, but what laws protect them?

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Dissent

Joe O’Sullivan reports: When National American University moved from one Rapid City campus to a new location earlier this year, the school or a contractor appears to have improperly disposed of thousands of sensitive student financial records that included names, addresses, loan numbers and Social Security numbers, according to documents reviewed by the Rapid City…

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