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Records reveal new information about Sweetwater Union High School District ransomware incident

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Dissent

Melissa Mecija reports:  New records reveal how widespread a data breach was at the Sweetwater Union High School District. Information given to ABC 10News through a request from the California Public Records Act shows more than 22,000 people were affected by the breach, and the district paid a ransom to the alleged hackers. It was…

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Former Public School Information Technology Manager Charged with Damaging School’s Computer Network

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Dissent

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts on November 29: BOSTON – An Ayer man was charged today and agreed to plead guilty in connection with a June 2023 cyberattack targeting the computer network of his former employer, an Essex County public high school. Conor LaHiff, 30, was charged in an Information with one count…

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NYS Comptroller Audit: North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Dissent

NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently released an audit of the North Tonawanda City School District. Summary: Issued Date: November 03, 2023< [Read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether North Tonawanda City School District (District) officials properly secured user account access to the network and managed user account permissions in financial and student information…

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NYS Comptroller Audit: Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Dissent

NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently released an audit of the Brentwood Union Free School District on Long Island. Summary: Issued Date: November 03, 2023 [Read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Brentwood Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials ensured computerized data was safeguarded by monitoring network user…

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PA: Great Valley School District Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Dissent

As DataBreaches noted yesterday on infosec.exchange, the Medusa ransomware gang claims to have hit Great Valley School District in Pennsylvania. They provide a filetree showing a lot of Skyward, Canvas, PowerSchool, and other internal files, as well as 20+ screencaps of student info and employee info files to support their claim. They are demanding $600k…

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MT: Personal information of 900 Butte School District employees compromised in cyberattack

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Dissent

John Emeigh reports: Personal information, including social security numbers, was compromised in a cyberattack on the Butte School District that directly impacted more than 900 school district employees. Butte School Superintendent Judy Jonart said employees have been offered 12 months of free credit monitoring protection. […] School officials first noticed the district’s computer system was…

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