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Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center at Dublin hit with possible data breach

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Dissent

Owen Daugherty reports: A malware infection is to blame for a security breach that could put the personal information of up to 4,611 clients of the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center at Dublin in jeopardy. Clients were alerted of the possible threat that could put their bank account information, credit card numbers, driver’s license and…

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University of Iowa suspects grade tampering reason for HawkID security breach

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dissent

Vanessa Miller reports: The University of Iowa is investigating a “handful” of possible cases of cheating — and warning the entire campus community to change their HawkID passwords — after a faculty member discovered a student’s grade had been changed without authorization. A university official confirmed the investigation Thursday after UI Chief Information Security Officer…

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No payoff for hackers, Arkansas school district says

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Dissent

Jack Sandlin reports: Computer hackers infected the Valley Springs School District‘s computer system with malicious software Thursday, locking access and demanding a ransom to restore its files and programs. The hackers demanded a payment of 7,000 British pounds — about $8,500 U.S. dollars — from the school district, Superintendent Judy Green said Friday. The hackers…

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MA: Dracut schools employee data hacked after employee falls for phishing attempt

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Dissent

Employees of Dracut Public Schools in Massachusetts weren’t as fortunate as those at Kanawha County Schools in West Virginia. Rick Sobey and Todd Feathers report that current and former employees’ personal information, including SSN, was acquired by a hacker after an employee fell for what the district describes as a “sophisticated phishing scheme.” They did not report…

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WV: Internal documents restored after ransomware hack on school district

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Dissent

WSAZ reports that Kanawha County Schools tell them their internal documents have been restored after a ransomware hack that occurred Wednesday evening. No personal information was reportedly accessed in the attack, and it appears that the school district did not pay any ransom. There’s no indication as yet as to how the attacker was able to inject the…

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Ball State U. sends ‘accidental email,’ violates FERPA

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Dissent

Oops. The Ball State Daily reports: An email sent out on Tuesday did more than just inform students about their academic status. Students who earned a GPA below 2.0 were notified in December about their academic progress, and on Jan. 10, another email was intended to inform students about ways to improve their GPAs. But…

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