Cathy Jett reports: Hackers phishing for sensitive information faked an email from a regional organization to break into the Fredericksburg school system’s electronic mail and file system last month. The April 24 intrusion was caught the following day, but not before hackers accessed 14 school employees’ emails and one school employee’s files, according to a…
Category: Education Sector
UK school’s email gaffe exposed really sensitive information
If you are going to make an email gaffe, hope it is not be as bad as this one – or better yet, take proactive steps to make sure that it is not as bad as this one. Gemma Mitchell reports: Bosses at Stowupland High School have apologised after an email meant for staff was…
Superintendent sheds more light on system breach
The Leominster schools superintendent revealed more details about the recent ransomware attack that resulted in them paying a $10,000 ransom to get a decryption key from the attackers. Peter Jasinski reports: …. According to Deacon, the attack, which took place on the night of April 14, had affected 25 computer systems, 13 servers, and 11…
MO: Global University notifies students whose information was exposed by misconfigured database
From their press release: Global University (“Global”) is providing notice to current and former students of a recent event involving the potential exposure of certain personal information. To date, Global has not received any reports that the information has been misused. What Happened? On February 1, 2018, Global learned of the potential exposure of certain…
Update: Four years later, is MCCCD still trying to cover up alleged security failures?
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that although a breach may be in the headlines for the proverbial 15 minutes, the impact of some breaches and resulting litigation may go on for years. Back in 2011 and and 2013, DataBreaches.net reported on breaches involving the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). The earlier breach appeared to…
OR: Roseburg Public Schools computer system hacked
Saphara Harrell reports: A ransomware attack targeted Roseburg Public Schools Monday morning, blocking access to the district’s email, website and software, school officials said. Superintendent Gerry Washburn said IT personnel are working to restore encrypted files that were affected by a computer ransomware attack. Washburn said the district took steps to “neutralize” the attack and said…