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TN: Tipton County Schools employee falls for phish, emails employees’ W-2 data to criminal

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Dissent

Lisa DeLancey reports: A digital security breech (sic) has potentially put the Social Security numbers of Tipton County’s largest employer in the hands of those with malicious intent. Tipton County Director of Schools Dr. William “Buddy” Bibb says the system’s employee records were obtained by an unauthorized third party and sent a letter home with…

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NYS audit finds Holland Patent Central School District not adequately protecting PPSI

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Dissent

Another audit from the NYS Comptroller is worthy of note here. This one audited the Holland Patent Central School District for access to their student information system (SIS). The District operates four schools with approximately 1,500 students and 300 employees. This audit covered the period of July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2016. According to the state, the…

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MN: District 833, police investigate after student accesses private employee data

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Dissent

Scott Wente reports: South Washington County Schools is investigating after a student gained access to electronic personnel data. The district notified all of its roughly 3,250 employees last week that it discovered the data breach and was investigating with the help of law enforcement and a computer forensic firm. While it does not appear files…

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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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