Sofia Edelman reports: Approximately 60 students woke up this morning to an email containing information on tuition balances for more than 350 students. The email came from the Office of the University Cashier just before 9 a.m. reminding students with due balances to pay in order to register for spring classes. Along with the students’…
Category: Education Sector
Two jailed for illegally trading student information
Li Quian reports: Two people who illegally traded students’ information in Shanghai have been jailed for personal information infringements, Putuo District People’s Court said yesterday. The buyer surnamed Wang, a part-time basketball trainer, paid 18,000 yuan (US$2,658) to the seller, surnamed Lin, for personal information of primary and middle school students around the city, the…
TX: Katy ISD notifies parents after third-party error by SunGard K-12
Shelby Webb reports: Katy ISD warned about 78,000 of its students and staff members that their personal data – including social security numbers, names and birth dates – may have been accessed during a security breach. Katy officials notified parents in a letter dated Oct. 7, more than a month after it learned of the…
Audit details cybersecurity concerns in Missouri schools
Dale Singer reports: Missouri school districts need to tighten controls over student data and other information to help ensure they do not fall into the wrong hands for the wrong purpose, a state audit said Thursday. Using information she gleaned earlier this year from audits on five districts, including Orchard Farm in St. Charles County, state Auditor…
University of Central Florida police trace credit card fraud to restaurant malware
Gabrielle Russon reports: UCF police have determined that a vendor whose restaurants had malware on its computers is the potential root of the spike in campus credit card fraud cases last month. The issue was found with AD Food Services, which operates Asian Chao, Huey Magoo’s and the Corner Café in the Student Union, the…
OH: District officials: Data breach affected only a few students
Nate Ellis reports: Tech-savvy Upper Arlington High School students recently used their know-how and computers issued by the district to access privileged information of their peers, according to school officials. District officials informed parents via email Oct. 5 that “some students” had discovered a way to use their district-issued laptop computers to access an active…