Roxanne Libatique reports: It seems schools also aren’t safe from cyberattackers as Hutt Valley High School has revealed that hackers have targeted its computer system. The school informed the students’ parents about the cyberattack on February 25 – warning that personal data such as family contact details, names, addresses, and students’ records may have been…
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MO: Detectives investigate data breach at Jefferson County School District
KMOV reports: The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is trying to determine the full extent of a data breach at the Hillsboro R-3 School District, but believe there could end up being dozens of victims. “We applied for search warrants on Friday, executed some search warrants and we were able to take into our custody a…
Ca: SFU reviewing security measures after data breach exposes personal information
Katya Slepian reports: Simon Fraser University has been hit by a data breach, a spokesperson said Monday. A spokesperson said the breach affected the personal information of students, staff, faculty, retirees and alumni last week. All groups were notified via email, the spokesperson said. In a statement, the university the breach happened on Thursday and…
NC: Data breach potentially impacts hundreds of Brunswick County Schools employees
And then there were two….. WWAY News reports: The company that administers the Flexible Spending Account plans for Brunswick County Schools had a data breach, which means hundreds of school employees may be affected. Interactive Medical Systems Corporation is the third-party company that administers the employee benefit plan. The company noticed an IMS employee’s email…
NC: Data breach exposed some Lincoln County Schools workers’ private information
WSOC-TV reports: Some Lincoln County Schools workers’ private information has been exposed in a data breach. The company that handles the district’s employee benefits plan, Interactive Medical Systems Corporation, said it was attacked in a phishing scam. Read more on WSOC-TV.
PA: Former Franklin Regional student to serve probation for cyber attack that crippled school, county computers
Rich Cholodofksy reports: The lawyer for a former Franklin Regional High School student convicted of a cyberattack that disrupted more than a dozen computer systems throughout Westmoreland County in late 2016 told a judge it was all just a prank. Defense attorney Lyle Dresbold said Michaela G. King uploaded a computer program she purchased for…