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Category: Education Sector

North Penn School District, Towamencin police probe district hacking case

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Dissent

The North Penn School District and the Towamencin police department are investigating a student accused of hacking into the district’s computer network. School officials discovered the situation early this week and turned the investigation over to police, and computer devices are being analyzed to ascertain what information may have been accessed, according to a district…

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KY: JCPS Mails Students’ Tests to Wrong Addresses

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Dissent

After Jefferson County Public Schools mailed around 6,500 ACT Explore 8th grade test scores to wrong addresses, the district is now asking parents to shred tests they’ve received that contain another child’s score. JCPS officials recognized the error on Wednesday after parents called, wondering why they were mailed scores for children who weren’t theirs. “Parents…

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In Push For Data, Schools Expose Students To Identity Theft

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Dissent

Over on Huffington Post, Gerry Smith is singing my tune about the education sector in terms of data security exposing students to the risk of identity theft.  Here’s a snippet: But the U.S. Department of Education has warned schools not to use students’ Social Security numbers in their databases, urging them instead to create other unique identifiers. Social…

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Ca: Insider breach at Insurance Corporation of British Columbia linked to shootings, arson

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Dissent

This sounds like it might qualify as one of the worst – if not, THE worst – insider breach of 2011. When people affiliated with the Justice Institute of British Columbia starting seeing their homes shot at or set on fire, the RCMP began an intensive investigation. That probe has now culminated in the firing…

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College fails to properly dispose of documents – Privacy breach at Red River

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Dissent

Garth Hilderman reports: More than 1,000 pages of campus crime reports, complete with the names, addresses and even photos of some victims, were dumped in a recycling bin at Red River College, a privacy breach the college calls “very serious.” The college has referred the matter to the provincial Ombdusman office to determine the severity…

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AR: PCSSD Employees Could Be Victims of ID Theft

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Dissent

Heather Crawford reports: Former and current Pulaski County Special School District employees are being urged to keep a close eye on their financial accounts.  A letter from the district went out Friday informing them their confidential records, including name and social security numbers, may have been compromised. A district spokeswoman says a laptop containing the…

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