Erin Robinson reports: Whitworth University officials say they have reached a “final resolution” in a network security breach. The university’s information systems were hacked in late July. A message to the Whitworth community says there is a chance personal student, alumni, employer or donor information was compromised. If an investigation determines that is the case,…
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Recent Cedar Rapids Schools letter to parents confirms ransom payment after cyberattack
KWWL reports: In a message to families and staff on Friday, the Cedar Rapids School District (CRCSD) said it paid a third-party entity in an attempt to stop vital information from being released during a recent cyber security incident. The letter sent to parents, viewable on KWWL’s site, says: As part of the process to…
Waterloo Region District School Board confirms ‘student information was accessed’ during July cyber incident
Chris Thomson reports: Waterloo Region’s public school board has confirmed that “certain student information was accessed” during a cyber incident last month. An email sent to Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) students and families Friday evening stated that the board is still investigating “the full scope of the impact on student information” and will…
Newton Falls schools report possible security breach
Staff reports: The school district said it has been made aware of a possible security breach impacting several students’ Social Security numbers and potential tax fraud. District administrators and the schools’ technology department actively are investigating the issue “but at this time, we have no evidence of a security breach through Newton Falls Exempted Village School…
German school hit by ransomware
inFranken reports (machine translation): The computer systems of the Simon-Marius-Gymnasium in Gunzenhausen were temporarily unavailable last week. The reason for this was a cyber attack. The district office of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen provided information about this in a press release on Tuesday (09/08/2022). The search for those responsible is now beginning. “This resulted in the deletion of…
CPSB cybersecurity breach investigation handed over to DA
Emily Burleigh reports: Calcasieu Superintendent of Education Shannon LaFargue said progress has been made with the cybersecurity breach earlier this year. At Tuesday night’s School Board meeting, LaFargue said the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has officially turned over their findings to the DA’s office. In “encouraging news,” the investigation is now under the Department of…