Drew Tripp reports: Dorchester School District 2 officials say no student or staff member’s identity information was stolen or compromised in a ransomware attack on the district’s computer network servers over the summer, but that some files were corrupted and lost, and the district was forced to pay a ransom to regain access to other…
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MN: Error exposes private info on thousands of South Wash. Co. students
Solvejg Wastvedt reports: Leaders of the South Washington County Schools apologized Thursday for a massive, accidental release of private student information sent out in an email attachment Wednesday from the district’s transportation department. The attachment contains names, grades, identification numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, bus routes, pick up and drop off times, pick…
UCLA server targeted in attack held data on 32,000 students
Jacob Preal reports: A cyberattack on a UCLA administration server potentially breached the personal information of about 32,000 students earlier this week, UCLA officials said. On Monday, UCLA reported an alleged May 18 cyberattack on a Summer Sessions and International Education Office server. The server contained the personal information of thousands of students, according to…
Nigerian charged in W-2 phishing attacks on school districts in Connecticut and Minnesota
A Nigerian man has been arrested for his alleged role in W-2 phishing attacks on school districts that resulted in tax refund fraud. On Friday, the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut issued the following press release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the…
FL: GPAs mistakenly sent to parents, students
David Williams reports: Thousands of students at a Seminole County high school had private information leaked in an text alert, according to a spokesperson for for school district. The GPAs of more than 4,100 current and former students were exposed by an athletic coach. Seminole County Public Schools says on July 27, the athletic director…
U.S. Dept. Of Education Encourages Indiana To Improve Data Security
Claire McInerny reports: The U.S. Department of Education (USED) sent a letter to Superintendent Jennifer McCormick this month outlining problems with the Indiana Department of Education’s security around student data. The state receives grant money from USED for implementing security systems, which opened the state up to an audit. According to the USED letter, the audit’s “objective…