David Chenault reports: Financial scammers stole more than $600,000 from Henderson ISD through a sophisticated, yet common, fraud scheme. According to HISD’s financial records, on Sept. 26, the district initiated a $609,615.24 direct electronic bank payment (known as an Automated Clearing House or ACH) to RPR Construction Company Inc. The firm is overseeing the construction…
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AU: School students’ private medical details leaked in Google sync privacy mess
Here’s what appears to be a serious breach involving Google drive and syncing. Henrietta Cook reports: Confidential files detailing high school students’ medical conditions, including anxiety issues and those at risk of suicide, have been found on a Melbourne schoolgirl’s iPad. The document contains photos, names and medical and family details of years 7 to 12…
CA: John F. Kennedy High School breach letter to parents
Note: this is the John F. Kennedy High School in La Palma, California. October 3, 2018 Notice of Data Breach As a precautionary measure, we are writing to inform you about a recent data security incident that occurred on October 2, 2018. What Happened? On October 2, 2018 at 5:04 p.m., an email was sent…
NY: Honeoye Falls-Lima school computer networks hacked; student records, personal information breached [UPDATED]
Sean Lahman reports: Officials with the Honeoye Falls-Lima school district have acknowledged an illegal intrusion into a computer system that stores students’ grades and other personal information. A spokesperson for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said that the breach began on August 1 when “an unknown suspect was able to hack the Superintendent’s account.” It is…
OKCPS student information system down after ‘denial of service’ attack
Suzelle Santos reports: The Oklahoma City Public School District says it has been affected by a “denial of service” attack on an information system housing their parent portal. According to the school district, an attack on Infinite Campus, one of the largest student information systems in America, is limiting customers’ ability to access their web-hosted…
Hackers selling research phished from universities on WhatsApp
Lisa Vaas reports: Iranian hackers have reportedly breached top British universities – including Oxford and Cambridge – to steal what the Telegraph says are “millions” of papers and academic research documents that they then put up for sale via WhatsApp and websites. The publication reported on Friday that much of the subject matter is bland,…