Kathleen Moore reports: Student data, including names, birth dates and addresses, are not always kept secure by school districts or the state Education Department, the state Comptroller’s Office found in an audit issued Tuesday. The Education Department “has not taken the fundamental steps or improved the technical controls needed to secure its own critical systems,” the…
Category: Education Sector
Franklin County Public Schools hit by ransomware attack
Holly Kozelsky reports: Franklin County Public Schools were closed Monday following a ransomware attack that is still impacting the school division. According to a statement from Franklin County Public Schools Superintendent Bernice Cobbs, the decision was made to cancel classes Monday in the interest of on-campus security as the impact of the cyberattack was being…
Student Medical Records May Have Been Taken in San Diego Unified Hack
Will Huntsberry reports: The breadth of a cyber attack against San Diego Unified School District last year is coming into view. Student medical records may have been taken during the hack, district officials notified parents in a letter dated May 4. […] The new letter obtained by Voice of San Diego is the first admission that children’s…
Bluefield University cyberattack affects employees, students, and some students’ parents (2)
Updated May 13: It appears that Bluefield U. has not warned students that the university’s system is still compromised and that the threat actor can see and acquire files. Yesterday, a student that DataBreaches will not name submitted a Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant application with his full Social Security number, date of birth, and other…
Brightly warns of SchoolDude data breach exposing credentials
Sergiu Gatlan reports: U.S. tech company and Siemens subsidiary Brightly Software is notifying customers that their personal information and credentials were stolen by attackers who gained access to the database of its SchoolDude online platform. SchoolDude is a cloud-based platform for managing work orders used by over 7,000 colleges, universities, and K-12 schools from school…
NC: Gaston College still investigating February cyberattack; personal information stolen still being determined
Taylor Young reports: Gaston College is a victim of a ransomware attack that prompted the school to take critical systems offline for caution. A college spokesperson said the it discovered the security issue Feb. 22. The school provided alternative links for students and staff, so campus operations and classes could continue. […] Two weeks ago, those…