KTSM reports: Gadsden Independent School District (GISD) shut down its internet and communication systems, affecting all schools and support service locations, after identifying a virus that may have infected the system yesterday. According to a news release, the disruption has been connected to a virus or ransomware identified as RYUK. Read more on KTSM.
Category: Education Sector
TX: School district falls victim to business email compromise scam
Atzimba Morales reports: A business email compromise scheme targeted San Felipe Del Rio CISD recently, yet the school district remains positive the issue will be resolved. The school district discovered the attack on Tuesday and learned funds were electronically transferred via Automated Clearing House to a fraudulent account instead of a proper account, according to…
WA: A ransomware attack took the 16-school district offline for more than two weeks
Megan Radogna reports on a ransomware attack on a school district — a ransomware attack in July that this site sadly seems to have overlooked. The Moses Lake School District, which encompasses 16 schools, was hit by a ransomware attack launched from a phishing email that originated from an IP address in Moscow. The district refused…
Honors mailing list hacked, offensive memes in email chain reported to dean of students
Rachel Sawicki reports: The honors email list for the class of 2022 and 2023 was hacked last week, and the email chain of replies, containing an offensive meme, may have consequences for the student who sent it. […] Michael Chajes, director of the university Honors Program, said that no personal information was compromised and whoever…
KY: Spencer County student writes code to hack into online learning program, boost grades
Deni Kamper reports: About a dozen Spencer County High School students have been disciplined after one student admitted to hacking into an online learning program. Principal Stephen Webb said about three weeks ago, an English teacher noticed irregularities in some students’ scores on the Reading Plus program. The program assesses reading proficiency and designs lessons…
Handshake security breach affects thousands of university students
Sarra Sundstrom reports: Handshake, the university’s job search platform, experienced a security incident last week that directly affected over 8,000 students and alumni. On Feb. 13, a number of students received a security alert from the university’s Career Center that an unknown party posing as a company on Handshake accessed student resumes. Resumes of 4,003…