Chris Dehnel reports: Schools in Vernon will have no internet access or e-mail capabilities on Monday while education officials look into a potential security breach. Parents were alerted via text and phone messages Sunday evening. According to the messages, school officials discovered what was termed “a potential for unauthorized access to our network” on Saturday…
Category: Education Sector
Ryuk ransomware cripples Havre Public Schools computer system
Paul Dragu reports: The Havre Public Schools superintendent learned via a phone call early Tuesday that ransomeware (sic) had hacked and “crippled” the school district’s computer system. Read more on Missoula Current.
Ca: Confederation College investigates security breach
Ryan Forbes reports: Technology staff with Confederation College are investigating a potential security breach after a malware incident downed many of the college’s online services over the weekend. At this time, there is no evidence that any personal information of students has been removed or taken, though a forensic investigation is being conducted by a…
100K IU Student GPAs Accidentally Made Available To All Students, Staff
Tyler Lake reports: Indiana University officials say a tool designed to help university staff access student grade point averages was unintentionally made available to the entire IU community. Spokesperson Chuck Carney says the tool was immediately disabled once the ability to access all enrolled students’ GPAs was made known to IU officials. The Indiana Daily Student…
PA: Allegheny Intermediate Unit investigates malware attack, avoids ransom payment
Jeff Himler reports: Allegheny Intermediate Unit alerted its employees Thursday afternoon to a recent malware attack on its data network but said there’s no initial evidence the perpetrator accessed sensitive information. According to the employee notice, which was made available to the Tribune-Review, an “unknown entity” encrypted portions of the intermediate unit’s network and demanded…
Bitcoin Ransom of $220K Paid by Maastricht University
Jeff Francis reports that Maastricht University in the Netherlands paid a Bitcoin ransom of US$220,000 to hackers who infected the university’s system with malware on December 24 after an employee fell for a phishing attack the previous month: The hackers, later identified as TA505, a Russian criminal gang, demanded a ransom of 30 bitcoins, which was…