A statement linked from CCSU’s home page, dated today: Central Connecticut State University officials have announced that a security breach in a CCSU Business Office computer exposed the Social Security Numbers of current and former faculty, staff, and student workers to potential misuse. James Estrada, the University’s Chief Information Officer, says the computer was infected…
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NC: Online security breach hits Charlotte college campus, officials warn
Chris Dyches reports: School officials say an online security breach has hit a Charlotte college campus and they are still trying to figure out how much information was potentially risked. According to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the breach hit the UNC-Charlotte campus and put information for students and staff at risk, they…
NY: Student hacker arrested at Bethlehem High
Dayelin Roman reports: A 16-year-old Bethlehem High School student was arrested last week after police said he uploaded a virus into a school computer. Police did not release the boy’s name pending the possibility of youthful offender status, but said the school’s information technology department noticed a virus being installed on the network on Feb….
FL: Valencia College apologizes after student personal information exposed online by contractor error
Valencia College is apologizing after a mistake allowed the personal information of 9,000 current and prospective students to be posted online. The school said an Excel spreadsheet with the students’ names, address, date of birth, and student IDs was listed online on a password-protected website. Eventually, it lost its password protection, which means anyone could…
Ca: Halton school board alerts parents after employee’s laptop with student data stolen
Kristin Rushowy reports: A laptop containing thousands of Halton students’ names, numbers and birthdates — even their standardized test scores — has been stolen, prompting the board to warn all parents of a possible privacy breach. “While we don’t believe data contained on the laptop to be damaging or harmful to student safety, we wanted…
CA: Students busted for hacking computers, changing grades
Iain Thomson reports: Three high school juniors have been arrested after they devised a sophisticated hacking scheme to up their grades and make money selling quiz answers to their classmates. The students are accused of breaking into the janitor’s office of California’s Palos Verdes High School and making a copy of the master key, giving…