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Some incidents reported in France this week

Posted on May 22, 2021 by chum1ng0

Some  incidents that were reported in France this week: The University of Franche-Comté reported what L’Est Républicain described as a major attack n May 14. Some users received emails with malicious attachments. There does not seem to be any follow-up or notice on the university’s page, so it’s not clear how major this really was…

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CA: Sierra College victim of ransomware incident

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Dissent

Roseville Today reports that Sierra College has been impacted by a ransomware attack. Yesterday, the college posted the following notice on its site: “We are currently experiencing technical difficulties on the Sierra College website and some other online systems. This is the result of an external ransomware attack on our systems. We are working with…

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WI: Ransomware attack responsible for internet issues at Tigerton schools

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Dissent

Landen Moore reports: A sophisticated ransomware attack limited the Tigerton School District’s ability to access certain systems. Superintendent Kelley Strike provided the update in an email to FOX 11 on Tuesday. The update comes one day after students returned to the classroom following a five-day weekend over a computer network disruption. Read more on Fox11.

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Public school districts on both coasts hit by ransomware

Posted on May 19, 2021 by chum1ng0

Two more public school districts have announced they were hit by ransomware. Visalia Unified School District in California  announced on Tuesday that the ransomware had impacted the operation of the district’s IT systems. YourCentralValley.com reported: The district said many IT systems are offline until further notice and that local and federal law enforcement have been…

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NY: Student names, vendor bank account info exposed in Buffalo Public Schools cyber attack

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Dissent

Mary B. Pasciak reports: When ransomware hit the Buffalo Public Schools in March, the district told students and families that investigators had not determined that any personal information had been exposed. Two months later, investigators have found that such information was exposed. Personal information about an unknown number of students, parents and employees has been…

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TX: Herff Jones data breach leaves students’ bank information compromised

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Dissent

Haya Panjwani reports: A data breach at UH [University of Houston] graduation cap and gown vendor, Herff Jones, has some students’ bank information compromised. Mariah Ochoa, a psychology senior, tweeted about her debit card information being stolen on Sunday, and received numerous replies of students having similar experiences. “I ordered my cap and gown back in February…

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