Many student loan borrowers caught a huge break this week with government forgiveness of some student loan debt. But for 2.5 million student loan borrowers, the week also brought news of a breach of their contact information and Social Security numbers. Nelnet Servicing in Nebraska provides technology services to EdFinancial and OSLA, including portals that…
Category: Education Sector
PA: Chester Upland schools victim of BEC scheme to the tune of $3 million
Alex Rose reports: Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced Friday that an international thief or thieves stole approximately $3 million from the Chester Upland School District last year using a Florida woman as a “money mule,” but said it might have been much worse if not for the intervention of officials with the Department…
MA: Whitman-Hanson school officials investigating data security breach
Adria Watson reports that Whitman-Hanson is investigating a data security incident that occurred at the end of July. School resumes on August 31 for the district, but orientation and other functions have already begun. Read more at Boston Globe (behind paywall). DataBreaches was unable to find any statement on the district’s website at this point and…
Schools in Texas, Pennsylvania, and California hit with ransomware as schools reopen for the year
One lesson that should have been learned from past years is that ransomware groups will attack schools right as they get ready to open for the school year because districts may feel more pressured to pay so they can open. So far this week, DataBreaches has spotted ransomware attack reports on two k-12 school districts…
Today’s reminder to read email alerts and acknowledge them…
Yesterday, Chum1ng0 spotted a forum listing that affects a regional office in the Illinois k-12 education system. DataBreaches reached out to that regional office by email yesterday morning to alert them. Emails were sent to multiple people, including the Superintendent and head of IT. The emails provided them with specific information from the listing. Did…
Whitworth reaches ‘final resolution’ in network security breach
Erin Robinson reports: Whitworth University officials say they have reached a “final resolution” in a network security breach. The university’s information systems were hacked in late July. A message to the Whitworth community says there is a chance personal student, alumni, employer or donor information was compromised. If an investigation determines that is the case,…