Dustin Wyatt reports: Officials of a Spartanburg County school district didn’t think it was necessary to notify parents when a cyber-attack shut down computer systems for three days last week. […] The ransomware attack hit District 1 schools sometime Wednesday, Feb. 26, shutting off internet connectivity and network access. District spokeswoman Sandra Williams said the…
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MO: Judge orders Jefferson City School District to rehire fired administrator
Matthew Sanders Joe McLean report that a court has sided with a former school district employee who had been fired for transferring student files to her personal computer. A judge ruled this week that the Jefferson City School District illegally fired an administrator who transferred work files to her personal computer. Cole County Circuit Judge…
NZ: Cyberattackers hack Wellington school’s computer system
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…
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…