KFDI reports: The Newton school district cancelled all classes today after a computer network breach on Tuesday. So far, district officials have not said exactly what happened or what data may have been accessed. The school district says some computers are being kept offline until it can be sure they are safe to use. Newton…
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Our Lady of the Lake hit by cyberattack; victims say hackers got Social Security and other data
Eric Killelea reports: A cyberattack on Our Lady of the Lake University’s computer network compromised personal data on its faculty, students and even individuals who applied to the university but never attended. The private Catholic university on San Antonio’s West Side this week confirmed that it recently found evidence that “unauthorized access” to its network occurred about Aug. 30…
Shoreline College website hacked; officials investigating
Monica Velez reports: A ransomware attack has forced the majority of Shoreline Community College students and staff to transition to remote work until further notice, officials confirmed Thursday. Local and federal officials are investigating. Although Shoreline’s campus remains open, the website is down and Wi-Fi on campus is inaccessible. The Parent Child Center remains open. Classes and…
NYC Special Needs Students’ Records Found Exposed on Web
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: Tens of thousands of documents containing personal information of special education students within New York City’s public school system were held in an unsecured database exposed to the internet. Researcher Jeremiah Fowler of security services firm Security Discovery told Information Security Media Group he found the unsecured database in mid-February and…
Attack on WB CTC targeted financial info in Skyward system
Update: BlackCat has claimed responsibility for the attack. There’s an update to the data breach affecting Wilkes-Barre Career and Technical Center, previously noted on this site. Mark Guydish reports: Guariglia said the FBI is still investigating and that there is no new information on what happened or who conducted the attack, which appeared to target…
Schools are ‘target rich’ for cyberattacks, fed agency helps fight back
Kayla J. Dunn reports: Schools have a lot of information — and not just the educational kind. Social security numbers, addresses, staff members’ banking information, the list goes on. That data is stored digitally, and schools are increasingly a prime target for cybercriminals seeking to steal the sensitive information. […] A 2022 report on cybersecurity attacks in…