Lauren Chooljian reports: Private financial information belonging to as many as 5,000 college students was open for viewing on a federal government student loan website in recent weeks, according to a senior Department of Education staff member. James Runcie, the Obama administration’s Chief Operation Officer of Federal Student Aid at the Department of Education, said…
Category: Education Sector
(Update) Former Eastern Michigan University student charged in security breach of students’ information
There’s been an arrest in the Eastern Michigan University breach originally reported in March. The Associated Press reports that a former student has been charged with eight felony counts in connection with the security breach that reportedly involved 45 students’ personal information. They also report that according to university officials, a warrant has been issued…
College of the Holy Cross employees fall for phishing attempt, 493 notified of compromised personal information
No matter how many times entities warn employees about phishing attempts, it seems that some inevitably fall for them anyway. College of the Holy Cross recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that 7 of their employees had fallen for phishing attempts that originated in Nigeria and Ghana. As a result of the phishing,…
UK: Probe at Edge Hill University after student data breach
Rob Pattinson reports: A (sic) investigation has been launched after personal details of nearly 800 Edge Hill University students were sent out in an email. The email, sent by a university staff member to 53 students, mistakenly contained 798 other students’ addresses, email addresses, course enrolment details and student network passwords. The university told the…
SAISD website exposes students’ personal info (updated)
Lindsay Kastner reports: Confidential information about dozens of San Antonio Independent School District students was exposed on the Internet, apparently for months, and officials were scrambling Friday to repair the security breach. A Google search by a San Antonio Express-News reader who was checking out an unfamiliar phone number brought up the district’s “Potential Dropout…
MI: Hackers hit Troy schools
Mike Martindale reports: Police and Troy school officials are investigating a widespread hacking of the school district’s computer system. In a letter to parents obtained by The Detroit News, schools Superintendent Barbara Fowler said she told students and staff with accounts on the system to change their passwords so whoever’s responsible can’t access personal information….