Betsy Foresman reports: Bridgeport Public Schools, a K-12 district in Connecticut about 40 miles northeast of the Bronx, became infected by ransomware on Friday, Jeffrey Postolowski, director of technology services, confirmed to EdScoop. First reported by the Connecticut Post, the cyberattack originated from a virus dispatched by a malicious outsider and has encrypted district data…
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ND: Mandan School accidentally leaks student information to students, parents
KXnet reports: Mandan School Administrators are working hard to recover from an accidental information leak that happened at the school just yesterday. Mandan High School’s administrative office sent an email containing names of all 1,024 students, addresses, phone numbers, PowerSchool ID’s, Department of Public Instruction State ID’s, student schedules and locker combinations. They had intended…
LA: Caddo Schools scammed out of nearly $1 million
Marquel Sennet reports: The Caddo Parish School System is scammed out of nearly $1 million in tax payer money. The fraudulent activity is now being investigated by the FBI and local law enforcement. This phishing scheme targeted funds designated for Charter Schools USA, which operates Magnolia School of Excellence. Caddo Schools makes monthly payments to…
Mom shocked to find driver’s license on metro Atlanta school website: Turns out, she’s not the only one
Joe Henke and Lauren Padgett report: A former volunteer with DeKalb County Schools was shocked by what she found when she typed her own name into Google recently – an image of her driver’s license posted online. […] Houde volunteered with DeKalb County Public Schools as a room parent when her children attended school in the district….
KS: Wichita State U. employees fall victim to phishing scam, lose paychecks
Suzanne Perez Tobias reports: At least three employees of Wichita State University did not receive their paychecks recently after they were targeted by computer hackers. The employees were victims of an e-mail phishing scheme, which asked them to type in their university ID number and password, allowing scammers to access bank account numbers, student records…
ID: School district suspends business manager, fraud investigation continues
Jeanette Boner reports: The Teton School District Board met in an executive session for two and half hours this morning to discuss the ongoing investigation stemming from last week’s revelation that more than $784,000 was paid out to fraudulent account. Read more on Teton Valley News. So if you read the prior coverage, too, it appears…