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Everywhere you look, it seems schools are struggling with malware

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Dissent

Two more reports in my inbox, thanks to Russy: MA:  Lynn Public Schools internet shut down due to virus: A widespread computer virus has shut down the internet in Lynn Public Schools until further notice. Yesterday, the administration was made aware of the virus at Lynn Classical, Lynn English, and a few of the elementary…

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NJ: Teens hacked school computers to change grades, but they failed

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Dissent

Olivia Rizzo reports: Several high school students are in hot water after they were able to log into their schools’ computer systems to change grades and attendance records. A letter was sent out Wednesday to parents of high school students in the Elizabeth Public School system informing them of the data breach. “Unfortunately, a number…

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OH: 13-year-old student accused of hacking teacher’s account, making hit list of fellow students

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Dissent

WSYX/WTTE reports: A 13-year-old student at the Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys is under investigation after he reportedly used a teacher’s credentials to get into the district’s system, created a website with information about his fellow students, and made threats. Columbus Police say they received a report on March 15th that the student had…

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Student information: Mississippi reaches agreement with Questar over data breach

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Dissent

Bill Moak reports that Questar, a testing and assessment vendor, has settled charges by the Mississippi state attorney general in the wake of a 2018 breach that affected hundreds of students in Mississippi and other states.  Moak reports: In its Assurance of Voluntary Cooperation, Questar agreed to a number of actions: Compliance with the Mississippi…

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UK: Dorset school targeted in suspected ransomware attack

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Dissent

Cormac Connelly-Smith reports: Students at a Dorset secondary school have had their GCSE coursework held hostage by hackers. It is believed the Sir John Colfox Academy in Bridport was targeted by a ransomware attack, which locks victims out of their personal files unless they pay hackers to unlock them. The last major ransomware attack was…

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Cyberattacker demands ransom from Northern Colorado utility

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Dissent

Pat Ferrier reports: When employees of the Fort Collins Loveland Water District and South Fort Collins Sanitation District got to work the morning of Feb. 11, they were locked out of technical and engineering data and drawings stored on their computers. The districts had fallen victim to a ransomware cyber attack, the second in two years, General Manager…

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