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…
Category: Education Sector
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…
IN: Lake Ridge Schools loses suit to recover $120,000 missing after hacking incident
Bill Dolan reports: The Lake Ridge School Corp. has had another financial setback only weeks after voters declined to provide more tax revenue to the struggling institution. The school district recently lost a legal battle with a New York bank to recover more than $120,000 stolen two years ago by an offshore computer hacker. School…
UK: More than 700 school data breaches in a year
Martin George reports: The number of data breaches reported by schools increased by almost a quarter in just two years, new research shows. Schools in the UK reported 703 data breaches to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in 2016-17, compared with 571 in 2014-15. A freedom of information request by accountancy network UHY Hacker Young showed…
MI: Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools recovering from ransomware attack
Brian Bliss reports that Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools (JLAS) in Michigan fell victim to a ransomware attack. The type of ransomware was not reported, nor the amount of the ransom (which the district and their insurer paid). Read more about the incident on Gaylord Herald Times.
NYSED Security Over Critical Information Systems (Follow-Up Audit by NYS Comptroller)
From the Office of the New York State Comptroller, this follow-up report on the New York State Education Department shows ongoing concerns that have not been addressed at all or only addressed partially: Issued: November 13, 2018 Link to full audit report 2018-F-17 Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included…