BBC reports: A school has apologised for a data breach in which personal information about students was sent to their teenage classmates. Sixth-form pupils at Wymondham College, Norfolk, were mistakenly sent a link to a spreadsheet intended for teachers. It included data on whether pupils had special educational needs, whether they were “looked-after” children and…
Category: Education Sector
MI: Police Investigating MSU Bookstore Credit Card Fraud
If you bought any Spartan gear at the Spartan bookstore around Christmas, you’ll want to check your bank statements. Michigan State University police are investigating a credit card fraud that occurred on December 17. Two people contacted the store to buy Rose Bowl gear and they noticed discrepancies in their order. When the two victims…
Crime victims’ and witnesses’ sensitive information on devices stolen from researcher’s university office
Brian Bakst of AP reports: A University of Minnesota law professor has apologized to violent crime victims and witnesses after a computer with sensitive information of nearly 300 people was stolen from his office, but he said Friday that there’s no indication the thief has accessed the data. Criminologist Barry Feld, a prominent juvenile justice…
Internet Scammers Change Some Boston University Direct Deposit Accounts
Rich Barlow reports: Apparently using a common internet deception called phishing, scammers obtained log-in information allowing them to change direct deposit routing information for the paychecks of 10 BU employees in December. The employees’ monthly paychecks were then routed elsewhere. […] Shamblin says that users of suspicious internet protocol (IP) addresses gained access to the…
VA: Supt. of Loudoun County Public Schools statement on breach (updated)
Statement on the school district’s website from Supt. Dr. Edgar B. Hatrick: Recently, the school system was informed of a security breach involving one of our software vendors. The vendor, Risk Solutions International, maintains the school system’s Emergency Management Plans. The website contains some personal information about students and staff members that is normally restricted to…
Another University of Florida breach that flew under my radar
Stumbled across this University of Florida breach today while searching for something else: Payroll Breach Information Published: March 11th, 2013 On February 17, 2013, the University’s Privacy Office was notified that a list of social security numbers (SSN) was mistakenly released. Specifically, a payroll processing report that included SSNs was shared by means of a public…