I wasn’t going to post this story from the week before Christmas, but because @Cyber_War_News tweeted it to me and in light of recent hijinks over PlayStation Network and Xbox, I’ve re-thought things. Associated Press reports: St. Charles school district officials have expelled two high school students who they say shut down the district’s computer…
Category: Education Sector
PA: Police investigate student data breach at South Western High School
Jennifer Wentz reports: Penn Township police are investigating a data breach at South Western High School. The district discovered Dec. 18 that an unauthorized person accessed social security numbers of students attending the school in the 2006-2007 and 2014-2015 school years, according to a letter sent to district parents Dec. 19. Police do not believe…
VA: Security Incident Involving James Madison University Network
December 18, 2014 James Madison University is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information entrusted to us. This notice contains important information regarding a recent security incident involving JMU’s network. Since October, JMU Information Technology, along with law enforcement and outside security consultants, has been investigating an incident of unauthorized access to…
Student hackers and hackees
In Illinois, Katlyn Smith reports: Bartlett police are considering whether to level criminal charges against two Bartlett High School students who hacked into an Elgin Area District U-46 online portal and changed student attendance records, officials said Friday. The duo also hacked into at least one U-46 staff member’s email account, officials said. Read more…
PA: Police investigate hacking threat against Pine Forge Academy
Ryan Hughes reports: Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a $1 million hacking threat against Pine Forge Academy in Berks County. The school received an anonymous email on Dec. 16 at the campus in Douglass Township. It threatened harm against its computer system and property if demands were not met, state police said Friday. “This person was…
Maricopa County colleges computer hack cost tops $26M (so far)
Mary Beth Faller reports: The Maricopa County Community College District continues to deal with fallout from the massive computer-system breach last year, and the latest figures show the cost to taxpayers to deal with it has now topped $26 million. Read more on The Arizona Republic. To date, the MCCCD breach stands as the largest…