Phil Anderson reports: A report from the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit that was released this week identified a number of information technology security concerns found over a three-year period at state agencies and school districts. The report was made public during a session on Monday at the Statehouse. According to the report, the…
Category: Education Sector
IN: Munster student gained access to school network and student information
Carole Carlson reports: School Town of Munster parents learned recently a student gained access to an administrative file back in April and copied privacy information. Superintendent Bret Heller told parents it was discovered Oct. 26 after officials noticed an administrative file in an unexpected location. Through an investigation, officials found a student gained access and…
A second group of threat actors has now leaked Kenosha USD data
Oh what a tangled web we weave…. Back in October, DataBreaches reported that Snatch Team had listed Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin on its dedicated leak site. By the end of the day, however, the listing had been removed without any data having been leaked. Then in November, REvil listed KUSD on their leak…
Morgan County School District Re-3 canceled classes on Friday in wake of cybersecurity incident
Morgan County School District Re-3 in Colorado canceled classes on Friday. A notice on their website states: Morgan County Schools recently discovered a cybersecurity incident impacting its network environment. We are currently working with a team of forensic experts to fully understand the extent and implications of this incident and to restore operations within a…
IL: Knox College president addresses ransomware incident as notorious group claims credit
Samuel Lisec reports: Hive Ransomware Group, a FBI-identified criminal organization, has appeared to claim credit for ongoing “disruptions” to Knox College’s computer systems. In an email sent to a number of Knox students on Wednesday, a group claiming to be Hive says it has encrypted “critical infrastructure and data,” compromised the college’s backup servers and mined sensitive…
AR: Greene County Tech School District services back up following hack
Cory Evans reports: The Greene County Tech School District now has its technology-related services up and running following a cyberattack, our content partner Region 8 News reported. The School district was hit with a hack on Nov. 11, making it difficult to use any electronics. Read more at KATV. It seems that this was a ransomware attack…