Janese Heavin reports: Rex Cone is always concerned about identity theft. So he was especially worried when he received a tax form from the University of Missouri last week that allowed his Social Security number to be displayed through the envelope’s window. “With all of the public service announcements saying to look out for your…
Category: Education Sector
Audit: Some Ohio University computers not immune to hackers
Dave Hendricks reports: Computers at two Ohio University campuses contained Social Security numbers that weren’t encrypted or protected from theft, internal auditors told university trustees in a meeting today. […] The findings, which come nearly four years after hackers breached five university servers containing medical records and Social Security numbers, underscore the difficulty of locking…
Western Michigan U. exposed student info on web
On December 14, Western Michigan University discovered that some student employees’ names, addresses, department, and Social Security numbers were exposed on a WMU web page “for a brief period of time.” According to a notification sent by ID Experts to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office on December 22, the university secured the information immediately…
OR: Hackers crack security on Eugene school employee info
KVAL reports: Hackers breached the security a computer server containing the names, phone numbers and employee ID numbers of current and former Eugene School District employees, the district said Tuesday. The server in question did not contain other personal information but was attached to servers that contain Social Security numbers and other sensitive data, the…
(update) Penn State malware incident affected Schuylkill campus
The Associated Press reports that the previously unidentified Penn State campus affected by a malware breach is its branch campus in Schuylkill County.
Hacker steals $3M from Duanesburg schools
Paul Nelson reports: A computer hacker stole $3 million from the Duanesburg Central School District last month and transferred the money to overseas banks, school officials said today. The thefts occurred between Dec. 18 and Dec. 21. The district’s bank, NBT Bank, noticed the questionable money transfers on Dec. 22 and alerted the district, Superintendent…