ULM [the University of Louisiana at Monroe] says they experienced a data security breach on Tuesday when a employee’s email account was accessed by an unauthorized individual. This security breach may have compromised the personal information of students who graduated from ULM in Fall 2013, and Spring 2014. The university says data security measures have been reinforced…
Category: Education Sector
Three North Dakota University System IT employees put on administrative leave for data breach
An update to a breach previously noted on this blog. Anna Burlson reports: Three North Dakota University System employees who dealt in IT security have been put on administrative leave following a massive security breach last winter. The personal information of more than 290,000 current and past NDUS students was vulnerable for four months before…
Personal data on 170 New Mexico State U. students on stolen laptop
Mike Bush reports: New Mexico State University has determined that the on-campus theft of computing equipment in June included a laptop with a link to personal information on some 170 students. The suspected thief, the university said in a letter dated Aug. 11 to the affected students, has been arrested and charged, but, “had disposed…
AU: Student Faces Two Years In Prison For Allegedly Hacking Frances Abbott’s Scholarship Information
Peter Terlato reports on a hack leading to a bit of a political flap: A 21-year-old communications student from the University of Technology, Sydney has been charged with gaining unlawful access to restricted files which contained information pertaining to Frances Abbott’s $60,000 scholarship. NSW Police issued a court summons to part-time librarian Freya Newman earlier…
UT: Man allegedly hacked systems at work and schools to steal data, change grades
Annie Cutler reports: A 26-year-old Brigham Young University student was arrested on charges of identity theft and computer crimes. Police say Gabriel Camacho stole personal information of his co-workers, other students and even professors at BYU and the University of Utah. It all started when Camacho was fired from his job when his employer suspected…
UT: Personal data at Weber State compromised in burglary
Danielle Manley reports: Personal information of as many as 1,200 students, faculty and staff at Weber State University may have been compromised during multiple possible break-ins to computer labs. A WSU student was charged July 29 in the incident. The burglar broke in after-hours to the Science Lab Building and Building 4, said Bret Ellis,…