Katherine Donnelly and Robin Schiller report: Schools are on alert to IT security risks around online classes as a Garda investigation gets under way into how a number of men gained unauthorised access to a video lesson for second-year students. The breach, at a Co Meath school on Wednesday, was compounded when the men engaged…
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Ca: Laurentian Data Breach Class Action Approved by Court
The following is a press release. I’ll meet you on the other side: On October 19, 2021 (sic), a certification and settlement approval hearing took place at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in respect of a settlement agreement with Spencer Brydges with respect to the above-noted action. On December 17, 2020 the Ontario Superior…
Toledo Public Schools Seeking Individuals Who May Not Have Received Notice of Security Breach
Public Notice: January 14, 2021 As previously reported on this website and in the news media, Toledo Public Schools experienced a security incident in September which later resulted in the potential access, viewing or removal of personal information for some current and former TPS students and employees. Such personal information may include, but is not necessarily limited…
Puget Sound Educational Service District reports data breach
Q13Fox reports: The Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) sent out a notice to current and former students, and employees of King and Pierce County Schools, after learning of a data breach within their computer network. According to PSESD, they first learned of “unusual activity” in its network on or about July 25th of last year. Soon…
‘Completely outrageous’: Names of students who use University of Ottawa Students’ Union Food Bank made public
Bridget Coady, Charley Dutil, & Emily Wilson report: The Fulcrum was made aware on Tuesday night that the information of multiple University of Ottawa students who used the University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU) Food Bank was publicly available on the union’s website. A total number of 111 students were listed on the document along…
Ben-Gurion University targeted by cyberattack, extent of damage unclear
Tzvi Joffre reports: A cyberattack targeted Ben-Gurion University of the Negev resulting in a breach in a number of its servers, the university announced on Wednesday. The attack was found during routine scans that were being conducted by the university along with the National Cyber Directorate. Read more on Jerusalem Post. There is no attribution for…