From WVEC/13 News: A computer network security breach on May 6th allowed a student access to confidential student information. School officials say that a glitch in the system allowed the access, and it’s been fixed. Officials say the student accessed names, addresses, birthdays, social security numbers and more, all sitting at a library computer at…
Category: Education Sector
Insurers Deny Coverage for Breach Notice Costs (and why companies should consider cyber insurance coverage and why brokers should offer it)
David Navetta comments on the litigation involving the University of Utah, Perpetual Storage, and Colorado Casualty Insurance Co. You may wish for a scorecard to keep all the players straight: It was recently reported that an insurance carrier (Colorado Casualty Insurance Co.) denied coverage (and filed a lawsuit) for the $3.3 million in costs the…
Security breach exposes Tufts alumni records (UPDATE)
Thousands of Tufts University alumni have received letters over the past few days warning about a computer security breach that may have left their social security numbers and other personal information exposed. According to school officials, several computers were exposed to an unknown virus or malicious software program. The computers contained old student files and…
Crooks Steal $644,000 from NYC Department of Education
Michael Cheek reports: Hackers have defrauded the New York City’s Department of Education of more than $644,000 by targeting an online bank account used to manage petty cash expenditures, according to investigators. The Department of Education’s bank account with JPMorgan Chase was supposed to have a $500 limit but, due to an oversight, any amount…
Penn State warns of more cyber-breaches
An ongoing cyber-security sweep at Penn State found the Social Security numbers of another 25,000 individuals may have been exposed due to infected computers. The university said there is no evidence the data had been accessed after the computers were hit by malicious software, though individuals affected by the breach have been notified as required…
Privacy Breaches May Expose More Social Security Data At Penn State
Adam Smeltz reports: As many as 25,572 Social Security numbers once stored on Penn State computer systems may have been exposed during security breaches in recent weeks, the university reported Wednesday. But Penn State has no evidence that any unauthorized people have accessed the Social Security numbers, which appear to belong to alumni, spokesman Geoff…