Mathrubhumi.com reports: The personal data of over 30,000 students at Kannur University were reportedly leaked. A private cyber security agency in Kochi found that the data were published on a dark web portal. As per the preliminary assumption, the data of the students were leaked due to a technical glitch in the university’s official website….
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The State of Cybersecurity for K-12 School Districts
From the Center for Internet Security: K-12 cybersecurity personnel, IT professionals, and leaders have faced significant challenges over the last several years. They’ve had to wade through operational and technological complexities as a result of shifting between in-person, virtual, and hybrid schooling. Simultaneously, they’ve found themselves one of the primary targets of cyber threat actors as…
TX: Pearland ISD says hackers in recent computer breach may contact, harass parents
Yvette Orozco reports: Pearland ISD is alerting parents and others associated with the district that parties responsible for a recent breach of its computer system may try to contact them. In a video statement released on the district’s website, Superintendent Larry Berger said that an ongoing investigation shows no evidence so far that any sensitive information had…
TX: Tuloso-Midway Independent School District discloses March 2022 data security incident
Another Texas school district has disclosed that it was the victim of a cyberattack. Tuloso Midway Independent School District in Nueces County, Texas, has slightly under 3,900 students. A notice posted on their website yesterday explained that on March 16, 2022, one employee’s email account was accessed without authorization. The statement does not reveal when…
Updating: Michigan school districts reopen after three-day closure due to ransomware attack
Jonathan Greig reports: Public schools in two Michigan counties are reopening on Thursday after a ransomware attack crippled their ability to function and closed doors to students for three days. All of the public schools in Jackson and Hillsdale counties announced their reopening on Thursday in letters to parents, assuring them that cybersecurity experts, tech officials…
NY: Some internet restored after Albany schools hacked
News10 reports an update on the cyberattack that hit Albany schools in New York earlier this month: Students, faculty, and staff in the City School District of Albany who use Chromebooks to access the internet had their services restored on Monday. District systems and resources are still unavailable, though, for anyone using desktops or laptops,…