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SC: Dorchester School District 2 says $2,900 ransom paid to recover data after server breach, but no identities stolen

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Dissent

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

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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UCLA server targeted in attack held data on 32,000 students

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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Nigerian charged in W-2 phishing attacks on school districts in Connecticut and Minnesota

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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FL: GPAs mistakenly sent to parents, students

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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U.S. Dept. Of Education Encourages Indiana To Improve Data Security

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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