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Ontario school district hit by cyber attack discovers additional info stolen

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Dissent

Lynn Greiner reports: The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board has sent letters to students and former students informing them their personal information was compromised in a cyber attack that was first announced on Dec. 15, 2022. The attack initially took down the board’s website, as well as telephones, public address systems, and email for all…

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Avos Locker starts leaking student data from Bluefield College; claims to still have access

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Dissent

The situation with the ransomware attack on Bluefield University continues to escalate. The attack by Avos Locker occurred on April 30. On May 1, the attackers used the college’s RAMAlert emergency system to blast messages to all students informing them of the breach and threatening to leak their data if the college didn’t pay them….

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Kabarak University ICT Manager suspended after uni’s Facebook account was hijacked

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Dissent

Charles Ouma reports: Kabarak University has announced the way forward after its Facebook account was seized by a group of cyber criminals that has been using the same to spread malicious and misleading images and content that contravenes the institution’s Christian values. A statement released by the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Henry Kiplangat assured all…

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VA: Fairfax County Public Schools breach exposed sensitve student information

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dissent

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has had numerous breaches in the past 15 years, including one ransomware incident that affected more than 170,000  former and current employees and students. Here’s a recent incident that just showed up on a state attorney general’s website. FCPS’s notification for this latest incident states that on or about December…

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NC: ‘Ransomware cult’ claims to have hacked two local schools

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dissent

Morgan Frances reports: Folders containing sensitive information were published on Twitter by a group claiming to have hacked into Socrates Academy in Matthews and Movement School. The hackers, which Queen City News has decided not to name, first posted proof of their hack, promising more to come if school officials didn’t cooperate. “I saw a…

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WA: Adna School District Defrauded $346,000 in Phishing Scam

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Dissent

The Chronicle reports: The Adna School District was defrauded of $346,000 through what school officials have called a “sophisticated phishing scam,” according to Adna Superintendent Thad Nelson. The district announced the fraud in a detailed email to The Chronicle on Thursday, noting that after the activity was confirmed, the district notified the FBI, the Washington…

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