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Missouri proposal requires schools to tell you when child’s information stolen

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Dissent

Stephanie Garland reports: Right now the state auditor said hackers can steal your sensitive information and school districts do not have to tell you. That could change this August before some schools start. […] If passed, a new bill would change that and require school districts to report data breaches to parents and the government….

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GA: FBI investigating hack of Kennesaw State University server, including state voter data

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Dissent

Aaron Diamant reports: The FBI is investigating an alleged hack of Kennesaw State University server. Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Aaron Diamant reports the state voter data kept by the Center for Election Systems was compromised. Sources tell Diamant the hack happened Wednesday night and voter data maintained there was compromised. Read more on WSBTV.  In related…

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Laptops stolen from UC-Santa Cruz instructor’s home contained students’ information

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Dissent

That this is still happening in 2017 is …. disheartening. From a notification being sent by the University of California – Santa Cruz: We are contacting you regarding an incident involving the theft of a laptop that contained your personal information. What Happened? On January 13, 2017, two unencrypted laptops were stolen from the home…

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Niagara-Wheatfield School District warning of possible credit card fraud

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Dissent

Mia Summerson reports: Officials with the Niagara-Wheatfield School District are warning of a possible link between a recently used ticket sales platform and credit card fraud. Several people who purchased tickets online to attend Edward Town Middle School’s production of “The Lion King” are now reporting that they have become victims of credit card fraud….

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Chicago Public Schools exposed confidential student information – again!

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Dissent

Lauren FitzPatrick reports: Confidential information about Chicago Public Schools students — including medical conditions and dates of birth — was kept on unsecured web documents that anyone could call up despite laws and CPS rules that are supposed to safeguard children’s privacy. Some of the personal, identifiable information involved requests for certain ongoing nursing services…

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Ysleta Independent School District: Laptop containing high school students’ transcripts with SSN stolen in home burglary

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Dissent

Lindsey Anderson reports: Confidential information belonging to Hanks High School students might have been compromised after a laptop containing transcripts of every student at the school was stolen. A Hanks counselor downloaded and saved transcripts of all 1,700 students onto a personal laptop as part of her job, but the laptop and other items were stolen from…

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