WBRC reports: A ransomware attack targeted the Jefferson County School System in Alabama over Spring Break. A news release states the district’s technology team took immediate steps to stop the attack and notified state and local authorities. Preliminary investigations have not revealed any evidence of a breach of sensitive personally identifiable information. However, the district…
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Attacked by Vice Society earlier this month, Lewis & Clark finds files with personal information have now been leaked
It appears that Lewis & Clark in Oregon has been the victim of a ransomware attack by Vice Society. An urgent notice on the college’s website currently says: Urgent LC Alert: Campus phone service and PioNet Guest Wifi are working. If you are unable to reach Campus Safety at 503-768-7777, call the backup number at…
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ES: Secondary education center hit by Stormous After several months out of the public eye, the pro-Russian Stormous Ransomware group reappeared in February. Now they have claimed an attack on a secondary education center, the Instituto De Educación Secundaria Ies Emilio Canalejo Olmeda (IESCO) in Cordoba, Spain. On March 30, Stormous listed the entity in…
NY: Students’ bank accounts compromised because of vendor ticketing software breach affecting colleges nationwide (UPDATED)
Prakriti Panwar reports: Almost a month after attending a concert at Cornell University featuring Beach Bunny — a popular alternative rock band — on Jan. 28, several Ithaca College students’ credit and debit card information was breached and varying amounts of money were stolen. On Feb. 24, Information Technology at Cornell University released a security alert informing students that…
KS: Newton schools closed after network security breach
KFDI reports: The Newton school district cancelled all classes today after a computer network breach on Tuesday. So far, district officials have not said exactly what happened or what data may have been accessed. The school district says some computers are being kept offline until it can be sure they are safe to use. Newton…
Our Lady of the Lake hit by cyberattack; victims say hackers got Social Security and other data
Eric Killelea reports: A cyberattack on Our Lady of the Lake University’s computer network compromised personal data on its faculty, students and even individuals who applied to the university but never attended. The private Catholic university on San Antonio’s West Side this week confirmed that it recently found evidence that “unauthorized access” to its network occurred about Aug. 30…