MyNewsLA reports: A 19-year-old was charged with illegally hacking into student Google Classroom accounts to post racist and homophobic photos, videos and comments in classes at his former high school, authorities announced Thursday. Aaron Ketelaar allegedly hacked into several accounts at Villa Park High School on Dec. 18, 2020, and posted racist photos and comments…
Category: Education Sector
US schools leaked 28.6 million records in 1,851 data breaches since 2005
Sam Cook reports: Since 2005, K–12 school districts and colleges/universities across the US have experienced over 1,850 data breaches, affecting more than 28.6 million records. Our team of researchers analyzed data over the past 15 years to find out where the hot spots are, the biggest causes of these breaches, and how many students have…
FL: Detectives discover child porn on suspect’s computer during Polk State College data breach investigation
Fox News reports on a somewhat wild case. A man who had access to Polk State College through his work as a clinical coordinator for PSC for Lakeland Regional Health allegedly hacked PSC in revenge after he was fired from Lakeland after a positive drug test. The folks at PSC reportedly had nothing to do…
Growing Cyberthreats, Surging Insurance Costs
Suzanne Smalley reports: Higher education institutions seeking cybersecurity insurance today are not unlike homeowners living on the water in a hurricane-prone coastal community: the riskier the environment, the harder it is to get insured. For both community colleges and four-year institutions, cyberthreats are now very pronounced, and that reality has led to more institutions facing…
Long Island Jewish school’s website hacked with Nazi images, slurs
Fox News reports: Anti-Semitic images, slurs and songs were posted on the website of a Jewish school in Long Island on Monday in an apparent hack, video shows. The North Shore Hebrew Academy High School’s homepage was splattered with a Swastika and clip of marching Nazi SS guards, according to the footage posted on Twitter. […]…
Schumer, In Manhasset, Promises Cybersecurity Aid to School Districts
Jennifer McLogan reports: Cyberattacks against school systems are becoming more damaging and aggressive with threats of extortion, unless ransom is paid. It’s costing taxpayers big bucks to repair school technology. Now help is on the way from the federal government. Read more at CBS. See more at NY State Senator Anna Kaplan’s website, where Frank Rizzo…