Note: The following press release from Keuka College does not mention that this attack was claimed by LockBit in May and added to LockBit’s leak site in August. Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Keuka College has learned of a data security incident that may have involved personal information. On April 25, 2024, the College identified suspicious activity…
Category: Education Sector
UPDATED: Prov. Schools Staff Told Not to Log On to Internet Due to “Technical Difficulties”
GoLocal reports: Providence Public Schools’ internet network has reportedly been hit with “technical difficulties.” As GoLocal first reported, the school community was alerted to the issue Wednesday night. Now, the Providence Public Schools Department has sent out an update on Thursday morning. We write to inform you that, yesterday, PPSD IT staff detected irregular activity…
Highline Public Schools addresses computer hack with a FAQ
Highline Public Schools issued an FAQ about the cybersecurity incident they first detected September 7. The incident resulted in school closures for Monday through Wednesday, but classes resumed yesterday. Their FAQ was last updated on Wednesday. You can read the FAQs on the district’s site. While it asks a number of questions, it declines to…
EdTech, Impersonation, and Managing Risk
Bill Fitzgerald (@FunnyMonkey) has written a post that I wish all school districts would read, process, and follow up on. The following is just a snippet from his post: We should assume that the KnowBe4 impersonation and the xz incident are not isolated or unique, and that there are other similar attacks underway that are…
Pueblo County D70 data breach may have compromised information of former students, staff
James Bartolo reports: Pueblo County School District 70 is addressing a data breach and ransomware attack that may have compromised the personal information of former students, as well as current and former staff. The data breach is believed to have impacted a number of student records saved between 1991 and 2006. Past and present staff…
Students’ Personal Data Mismanaged; Data Sent to Foreign Businesses, Used to Update Apps
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports: Local governments have authorized Recruit Co. — a provider of educational apps — to directly obtain public school students’ personal data and manage it, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The problem is connected to devices, such as personal computers and tablets, which elementary and junior high schools distribute to their students….