Aeries Software recently announced a data breach. I didn’t see it, but a reader kindly stuck it under my cybernose today so that I could share it with you. The software firm’s notice of April 27 applies to hosted customers of their Aeries Student Information System. From their notice: What Happened? In late November 2019,…
Category: Education Sector
Class-action lawsuit dismissed against Laurentian University hacker
Sudbury.com reports: A class-action lawsuit has been dismissed against a former Laurentian University student who pleaded guilty in 2019 to mischief charges after he hacked into the school’s computer system. LU computer science grad Spencer Brydges and the university were named in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of certain Laurentian students and staff members….
Students, experts call for explanation after York University suffers ‘extremely serious’ cyber attack
CBC News reports: Students and digital security experts say York University must release more information about what the school calls an “extremely serious” cyber attack last week. York says the Friday evening attack corrupted a number of its servers and workstations, though it has not yet said if any sensitive information was stolen. Read more…
Student Hacks Into Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District’s Email Server
Michael Wittner reports: A student in the Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District has been charged with hacking into the school system’s email system around midnight on Friday, according to an email sent by Superintendent Dr. Ben Drati. Drati reported that the student was able to send messages to the student body for 16 minutes before…
Poland: UODO begins investigation of data breach at SWPS University
Noted by OneTrust DataGuidance: The Polish data protection authority (‘UODO’) announced, on 30 April 2020, that it had begun investigating a data breach that occurred at the SWPS University of Humanities and Social Sciences (‘SWPS University’). In particular, the UODO stated that the incident concerned a ransomware attack which affected students and employees. In addition, the UODO highlighted that SWPS University, which is the…
UK: Warwick University was hacked and kept breach secret from students and staff
Alexander Martin reports: Hackers accessed the University of Warwick’s administrative network last year in an attack which has been kept secret from the affected individuals and organisations, Sky News has learnt. The security incident occurred when a staff member installed remote-viewing software enabling hackers to steal sensitive personal information on students, staff and even volunteers…