And while we mutter and grumble about #EdTech glomming up way too much personal and sensitive information on students, let’s not forget that good old-fashioned email errors are still causing problems. In today’s episode, the Mt. Diablo School District reports that an error on August 8 was caught after 200 of 650 emails were sent…
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Health Fitness Corp notifies U. Louisville that some employee data was hacked
Sam Combest reports: Nearly 250 University of Louisville faculty and staff have had their personal info stolen through the “Get Healthy Now” program. U of L reported in a mass email Sept. 11 there is no evidence the data was used for illicit purposes. The university identified 247 employees and retirees whose information was breached….
Like Moths to a Flame
Doug Levin has a great piece on a real case of curious students exploring their K-12 district’s network. Of course, they “shouldn’t” have done that, right? Every adult in the room knows that, and the kids knew it, too. But the temptation was just soooooo great. So do read The Case of ‘Joseph Jones’ and the…
Dallas County Community College District notification of breach
From a notification submitted by the college’s external counsel to the New Hampshire Department of Justice: On October 5, 2017, Dallas County Community College District identified unusual activity in an employee email account. Dallas County Community College District immediately changed the employee’s credentials and launched an investigation, with the assistance of a third-party forensic investigation…
Personal info for 2,000 DC students mistakenly posted online
Fox5 reports: The personal information for 2,000 homeless D.C. students was mistakenly published online and accessible for six months, school officials said. According to D.C. Public Schools, the accidental disclosure took place after a spreadsheet with the students’ information was provided to the D.C. Council. The spreadsheet was then posted on the council’s website. The information included…
IL: Hoopeston Area School District website hacked, false emergency messages sent out
Jordan Crook reports: On Sept. 3, at approximately 3:15 a.m., the Hoopeston Area School District website was hacked with pictures and repeated emergency callout messages to district families. Superintendent Suzzette Hesser reports that the website is now secured and the website address of the person causing the disruption is being investigated. Read more on Hoopeston…