WPRI in Rhode Island reports that University of Rhode Island is notifying current and former faculty members as well as some students that their data were on a publicly shared College of Business Administration server that was accessed and viewed by unauthorized individuals. A statement posted on URI’s web site indicates that 1,000 faculty members were being…
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Teenager arrested in Eugene school computer breach released
Back in June, the Eugene School District 4J in Oregon reported a breach. A teenager who allegedly obtained an employee’s login credentials was subsequently charged. An affidavit submitted to obtain a search warrant of the student’s computer indicated that the teen had admitted to using a brute force program. Apparently, the teen has detained since…
Ca: Memorial University hacked; Faculty of Business student data possibly accessed
Seen at VOCM: Files containing student information at the Faculty of Business at Memorial University may have been accessed by an unauthorized party earlier this week. As a result, all confidential information was secured on a different server, and, as a precaution, websites for the faculty and the Gardiner Centre were taken offline. Files containing…
SBCSC computer glitch may have caused security breach
Jenn Zellers reports that a computer glitch experienced by the South Bend Community School Corporation in Indiana exposed some employees’ Social Security numbers: The district says when it changed student management systems, some employee social security numbers accidentally transferred over. According to the district, the numbers could only be seen by employees being trained on…
Thousands receive a letter about a possible information breach at Colorado State U. – Pueblo
Lacey Steele reports that Colorado State U. – Pueblo has notified over 19,000 students and applicants of what they believe is a low-threat breach: A few students accidentally gained access to some files containing personal information, but they told school authorities immediately and the problem was fixed. Read more on KOAA.
SC: 34,000 exposed in U. South Carolina breach
Andrew Shain reports: The University of South Carolina said today that confidential information about 34,000 people could have been exposed in a hacker attack on the College of Education’s web server. The school said it discovered the breach on June 6. No evidence was found that the hackers accessed every record on this server, but…