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HK: Computer with 3,600 patients’ information stolen

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Dissent

RTHK reports: A laptop computer, containing information of more than 3,600 patients, has allegedly been stolen at Queen Mary Hospital. The computer belongs to the Department of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong. The case has been reported to police and the privacy commissioner. The university has apologised to the affected patients. And that’s…

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After a month of silence, University of New Mexico assists identity theft victims

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Dissent

Denicia Aragon reports: Over 1,000 former students and employees of UNM recently had their identity stolen from a University database, and after a month of silence, UNM has established a call center to assist victims of the incident. According to a University release, a decades-old UNM database containing names, birth dates, social security numbers, address,…

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Fired employee sues SF State for $1 million after alleged hack

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Dissent

Golden Gate Express reports on a lawsuit stemming from a breach you may not have heard about: A former SF State information security officer claimed in a lawsuit that she was fired in a University attempt to sweep “under the rug” a 2014 hack involving a significant student records breach including financial records and password reset…

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Lewis-Palmer School District tries to downplay vulnerability and chill a concerned parent’s speech

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Dissent

Back in May and then again in July, I noted several articles about Lewis-Palmer School District 38 in Colorado. A parent had raised concerns about whether the Infinite Campus platform might have compromised more than 2,000 students’ personal and academic information. The parent also alleged that the district had known about the problem since September…

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America’s Schools Have A Big Cybersecurity Problem

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Dissent

Jason Glassberg of Casaba Security writes: With the 2016-2017 school year already underway, it’s time to draw attention to an ongoing and very serious problem facing the US education system: our schools are ill-equipped to face the mounting threats posed by hackers. While the education system isn’t the worst US industry in terms of cybersecurity,…

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6 in 10 UK Universities Hit by Ransomware, 4 in 10 Targeted Multiple Times

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: Six out of ten UK universities admitted to falling victims to ransomware attacks, according to mobile security firm SentinelOne, who has sent Freedom of Information (FOI) request to 71 institutions across Britain. The company says that 13 universities refused to answer its request for information, claiming the response would damage their commercial…

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