WCE3 reports: In a shocking incident, some Pakistani agents reportedly hacked the official website of Sambalpur University in Odisha today. According to reports, the University’s website’s page ‘grievance.suniv.ac.in’ was hacked by the agents who wrote ‘hacked by Devil Killer.’ Hacking of the website came to the fore as some students were using it for their…
Category: Education Sector
PA: Corry School District says ransomware attack may have exposed current — and very old — data on staff, students
Here we go again — another ransomware attack on a k-12 school district, and the threat actors may have obtained current — and very old — data on both students and personnel. Kudos to the district for promptly alerting their community as to the possibility and risks, but still, this is serious. So far, this…
Ohio State University email gaffe creates a FERPA breach
An email gaffe due to not using bcc: instead of cc: or TO: revealed almost 400 Ohio State University students’ disability status to other students. Read the story on The Lantern. Note that this is a FERPA issue, and there really is no requirement for breach notification to those impacted, but the unintended disclosure needs…
Chico State employee charged with hacking, leaking vaccine exemption requests
Austin Herbaugh reports: A Chico State employee has been charged with criminal hacking after officials say he leaked vaccine exemption requests and personal information from some students. 22-year-old Alejandro Benitez is accused of publishing a list of Chico State students who applied for a religious exemption from the university’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Read more on…
Student and personnel files from Manhasset Union Free School District appear on the dark web (UPDATED)
On October 7, the Manhasset Union Free School District revealed that it may have been the victim of a ransomware attack. There can no longer be any doubt that they were attacked. Over the weekend, Vice Society threat actors dumped the district’s data on their dark web leak site. Inspection of some of the files…
Popular student monitoring software could have exposed thousands to hacks
Mark Keierleber reports: A monitoring company that thousands of schools used during remote and hybrid learning to ensure students were on task may have inadvertently exposed millions of kids to hackers online, according to a September report by the security software company McAfee. The research, conducted by the McAfee Enterprise Advanced Threat Research team, discovered the…