Rebecca Griesbach reports: The Alabama State Department of Education experienced a data breach in June that may have compromised some student and employee data, officials announced Wednesday. On June 17, information system staff interrupted and stopped an attack on the department’s computer system before hackers could fully access the system or lock it, according to…
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Two recent NYS audits of k-12 districts’ information technology security
The NYS Comptroller’s Office recently released more audits of school districts. Here are two of them: Whitney Point Central School District – Information Technology (IT) (Broome County) Audit Period July 1, 2021 – February 24, 2023. We extended our audit period to August 31, 2023 to review backup restoration results and November 16, 2023 to…
Louisiana Special School District ransomware attack possibly compromised workers’ personal information
Allison Bruhl reports: Louisiana Special School District employees were notified of a cyber attack on Friday, June 28, a little more than a month after it was discovered. According to the superintendent on July 3, the Louisiana State Police’s Cyber Crimes Division was contacted after an Akira ransomware breach was found on May 24. “Our…
Judge denies motion to dismiss cybersecurity lawsuit against Clark County schools
Rocio Hernandez reports: A Clark County judge on Thursday denied the Clark County School District (CCSD)’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit over a 2023 cybersecurity breach — an unexpected development considering the judge previously said she leaned toward dismissing the case. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 31, said the breach led to the compromise…
Los Angeles USD confirms data stolen from a vendor (1)
On June 6, an individual calling themself “Satanic,” listed data for sale that was allegedly from the Los Angeles Unified School District. The listing, seeking $5,000.00 claimed to include 24 million student records and additional records from employees. At the time, DataBreaches did not post anything about the listing because inspection of the sample data…
Star ed-tech company discloses data breach
Paulina Okunytė reports: Learnosity, an e-learning platform with more than 40 million learners, has disclosed a cybersecurity incident that affected users’ private data. A notice to affected clients on June 17th informed users of a “data security incident” that may have exposed their data. A publicly shared copy of the notice did not specify the…