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PA: Pennsbury’s Computer System Breached, Incident Under Investigation

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Dissent

Tom Sofield reports: The Pennsbury School District reported a cyber attack had breached their network. In a letter to the public Sunday, Superintendent Dr. Thomas Smith wrote the cyber attack breached district data. There was no evidence an financial or personal data for staff or students was compromised. Read more at LevittownNow.

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Chester County Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Area College Computer Networks

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Dissent

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Timothy Spillane, 39, of Chester Springs, PA, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Joel Slomsky to accessing a protected computer network without authorization, arising from his intrusions into the digital networks of two suburban Philadelphia-area colleges. According to court documents, between November 2017…

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CA: Chico State computer hacker sentenced

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Dissent

Chloe Curtis reports on an insider breach that exposed students’ personal information and requests for COVID vaccination exemptions: A 22-year-old Chico man was sentenced to probation, fines and community service after admitting to illegally hacking multiple computers at Chico State. Alejandro Benitez appeared in Butte County Superior Court on Thursday where he entered a plea…

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Griggsville-Perry School District hit by ransomware attack; early dismissal

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Dissent

KHQA reported yesterday: The Griggsville-Perry School District in Pike County, Ill., has been the victim of ransomware hackers who are holding files hostage in return for a ransom. While administrators and staff deal with the fallout, schools in the district will dismiss early on Thursday and Friday. Shuttle busses will run at noon, and dismissal…

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Albuquerque Schools Confirm Ransomware Attack, Resume Class

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Dissent

Cedar Attanasio reports confirmation of what many of us suspected: Albuquerque Public Schools officials  said Tuesday a cyber threat that forced the district to cancel classes for two days last week was a ransomware extortion attack. Read more at AP. The district is still saying that there is no evidence that any personal info of…

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Polish DPA imposes a fine on Warsaw University of Technology for not complying with its obligation

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Dissent

Background information Date of final decision: 9 December 2021 National case Controller: Warsaw University of Technology Legal Reference: Principles (Art. 5(1)(f), Art. 5(2)), Data protection by design and by default (Art. 25(1)), Security of processing (Art. 32(1), Art. 32(2)) Decision: infringement of GDPR, fine issued Key words: principles, processing, security, data protection   Summary of…

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