David Slone reports: Wawasee Community School Corporation is dealing with a possible ransomware attack that began late last week. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that is designed to block access to a computer system until money is paid. According to a statement released to parents Friday, provided by Superintendent Dr. Steve Troyer to…
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OK: Charged with sex crime, former Byng Public Schools employee had 200 community members’ images
Tres Savage reports: A former information technology professional at Byng Public Schools in Pontotoc County has been charged with three felonies for allegedly accessing a teacher’s personal Snapchat account, stealing her private nude photos and attempting to trade them for other nude photos with at least one district student. According to state law enforcement, Zachary…
Ca: Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District suffers massive data breach
Brandon Tucker reports: Nearly 20,000 personal records have been leaked online after Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District 42 suffered a data breach on Tuesday afternoon. Harry Dhillon, superintendent of schools, announced that information containing first and last names, school/department, district emails, and student grades were accessed for 19,126 records, which they assume affects…
India’s Public Education App Exposed Millions of Students’ Data
Vittoria Elliott and Dhruv Mehrotra report: A security lapse in an app operated by India’s Education Ministry exposed the personally identifying information of millions of students and teachers for over a year. The data was stored by the Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing app, or Diksha, a public education app launched in 2017. […] Files…
LAUSD says Vice Society ransomware gang stole contractors’ SSNs
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest school district in the United States, says the Vice Society ransomware gang has stolen files containing contractors’ personal information, including Social Security Numbers (SSNs). LAUSD also revealed that the threat actors were active in its network for over two months, between July 31, 2022,…
More than 19,000 records released in B.C. school district data breach
Stefan Labbé reports: A school district in B.C. said more than 19,000 personal records from students and staff were accessed in a privacy breach. In a statement Wednesday, School District 42 — which encompasses Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows — said 19,126 records were publicly released in the afternoon of Jan. 17, 2023. The records…