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TX: Students’ Personal Information Found in Dumpster

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dissent

KRGV reports that folders containing students’ personal information was found in a dumpster behind a Habitat for Humanity building in McAllen, Texas.  The files contained names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, and telephone numbers of 20 students from the Lucille Hendricks Elementary School. Read more on KRGV.

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Update: Alleged EPISD computer hacker expected to plead guilty

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Dissent

Adriana M. Chavez reports: A 20-year-old Mississippi man accused of hacking into the El Paso Independent School District’s computer system last year is scheduled to plead guilty later this month. Court records show Kaleb Harper Ketchens will plead guilty at 10 a.m. Sept. 19 before Senior U.S. District Judge David Briones. Read more on El Paso Times. As…

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Assange supporters claim to hack Cambridge University

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Dissent

Ben Kendall reports: An investigation has been launched after a group which supports WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claimed to have hacked Cambridge University computer systems. The group named NullCrew, linked to the computer hacking network Anonymous, said it had targeted several university departments and broken into databases. The group published details of what appear to…

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TX: Del Mar College exposes 400 people’s SSN after improper disposal of records

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Dissent

Ah yes, because we didn’t have enough education sector breaches already? kiii TV reports: Del Mar College’s East Campus reported Tuesday that paper documents containing personal information, including Social Security numbers, were discovered in a recycling bin. The documents, created between 1996-2007, contained personal identifying information of some 400 people. They were discovered in a…

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Ohio man pleads not guilty before federal judge on ‘Anonymous’ hacker threats against U. Pitt

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Dissent

Joe Mandack of AP reports: An Ohio man charged with conspiracy for allegedly claiming to be part of the computer hacking group “Anonymous” and posting a YouTube threat to release confidential computer information belonging to the University of Pittsburgh pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Alexander Waterland, 24, of Loveland, Ohio, and his attorney declined comment after his…

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GA: Wilkinson County Schools Investigate Online Security Breach, Dismiss School Early After Potential Threats

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Dissent

Jasmine Williams of WMGT reports that an online security breach was the beginning of a sequence of events that led Wilkinson County officials in Georgia to dismiss schools early on Friday: According to authorities, a Wilkinson County student accessed the user names and passwords to PowerTeacher. PowerTeacher is a classroom management system used to store…

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