Mark Satter reports: The nation relies on teachers to educate our children and help them when they make mistakes. But when it comes to protecting students’ data, it is often the teachers and school staff who mistakenly let bad actors in to school computer systems, officials say. In a hearing Thursday before the House Committee…
Category: Education Sector
Gadsden High students accused of changing grades, cannot graduate
KVIA reports: A total of 55 students from Gadsden High School are accused of accessing an online computer program and changing their grades on their online courses. The school said students in various upper grade levels gained access to the access code that allowed them to change the grade of their work on curriculum software…
Officials: Student Info Breached In Bemus Point
Jordan Patterson reports: Bemus Point Superintendent Michael Mansfield addressed at a school board meeting earlier this week the data breach of a program that may have affected students in the district. In late April, Maia Learning — a comprehensive guidance program that helps students plan for college — was breached by a competing company that…
U.S. Education Department employee who infected his government computer with malware from searching for child porn was allowed to retire with no prosecution
Wills Robinson reports: A Department of Education employee left government computers vulnerable to hacking after downloading a virus while searching for ‘naked toddlers’, ‘little boys’, a and references to child rape, a report has revealed. Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by DailyMail.com show the staffer typed in at least 18 illicit…
Mississippi State Ed Dept. says contractor failed to provide test results on time
Questar Assessment, who has been named in about half a dozen posts on this site in 2018 already, makes the news again, it seems. Now Kayleigh Skinner reports: The Mississippi Department of Education says local school districts are receiving student tests scores later than expected because the testing vendor didn’t submit them on time. On…
CA: Teen who phished his school district: “It was like stealing candy from a baby”
Lisa Amin Gulezian reports: The grading system at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord was hacked by a 16-year-old sophomore. That student has been suspended. He spoke to ABC7 News about how and why he did it. Surveillance video shows the moment armed officers and the secret service broke down the door to David Rotaro’s home. The…