Ionut Arghire reports: A threat group possibly originating from North Korea has been targeting academic institutions since at least May of this year, NetScout’s security researchers reveal. The attackers use spear-phishing emails that link to a website where a lure document attempts to trick users into installing a malicious Google Chrome extension. Following initial compromise,…
Category: Education Sector
Hackers steal $800,000 from Cape Cod Community College
Laura Krantz reports: Hackers stole more than $800,000 from Cape Cod Community College last week when they infiltrated the school’s bank accounts, the school notified its employees Friday. Several computers in the school’s Nickerson Administration Building were hacked by a phishing scheme that used malware to obtain access to the school’s accounts, according to an…
Ca: Father says teen, other students had info hacked at Markham District High School
Michelle McQuigge reports: When Kirk Tobias’ daughter logged onto her school’s student portal one morning last month, she was greeted by an ominous note. Under the image of a leering face was a list containing her address, telephone numbers and school-related log-in details, accompanied by a threat of further contact from what appeared to be…
IL: Student’s DDoS attack targeted Mount Zion school district network 3 times, police say
Donnette Beckett and Tony Reid report: Police say a student undertook a cyber attack on the Mount Zion School District computer network to sabotage a homework assignment, causing the system to crash. Mount Zion police Lt. Mike Foster said the 18-year-old student launched the attacks using an app on his phone. Foster said the first…
UK: Former headteacher prosecuted for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal information
A former headteacher has been fined in court for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal data from previous schools where he worked. Darren Harrison of Twickenham, obtained the information from two primary schools were he had worked, and uploaded it to his then current school’s server. As he had no lawful reason to process the personal…
Police: Embry-Riddle student, employee hacked into school’s computer system
Jason Kelly and Megan Cruz report: A 27-year-old student and a 32-year-old employee at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University were arrested Thursday after police said they hacked into the school’s computer system. Investigators said Kevin Scott, a Ph.D. student, and Jeanette Barott, a communications specialist in the College of Engineering, hacked into the university’s computer system to…