DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Category: Education Sector

Growing Cyberthreats, Surging Insurance Costs

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Dissent

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…

Read more

Long Island Jewish school’s website hacked with Nazi images, slurs

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Dissent

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. […]…

Read more

Schumer, In Manhasset, Promises Cybersecurity Aid to School Districts

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Dissent

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…

Read more

ID: Ransomware attacks Shelley School District computers

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Dissent

Local8 reports: The Shelley School District was a victim of a ransomware attack. The attack was discovered on Dec. 6. We are told no student information was lost and all of the district’s financial information is also safe. They were able to catch the malware before it got to those servers. They reported the incident to…

Read more

MA: Northeastern Cancels Vaccination Clinics After Third-Party Information Leak

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Dissent

Jay Willett reports: COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled on Northeastern University’s Boston campus have been cancelled following the discovery of registrants’ personal information being exposed by Pelmeds, a third-party vaccine provider. In a statement shared with WBZ NewsRadio, Northeastern said that the information was present on Pelmeds’ website. “As soon as the university became aware of…

Read more

TN: Pellissippi State Community College impacted by ransomware attack

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Dissent

Monday, Pellissippi State Community College announced a network outage. On Tuesday, they announced that it was a ransomware attack: Pellissippi State Community College has determined that the network systems outage appears to be the result of a ransomware attack. At this time, the breadth of the incident is under investigation. The College has currently contained the matter and is working to…

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • …
  • 492
  • Next

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • RansomedVC is back — and is still attacking its competitors
  • Texas Enacts Electronic Health Record Data Localization Law
  • United Australia Party confirms ransomware attack, personal data and email correspondence exposed
  • Armenian National Extradited to the United States Faces Federal Charges for Ransomware Extortion Conspiracy
  • 70% of healthcare cyberattacks result in delayed patient care, report finds
  • Police disrupt “Diskstation” ransomware gang attacking NAS devices
  • Meta fixes bug that could leak users’ AI prompts and generated content
  • Mississippi Law Firm Sues Cyber Insurer Over Coverage for Scam
  • Ukrainian Hackers Wipe 47TB of Data from Top Russian Military Drone Supplier
  • Computer Whiz Gets Suspended Sentence over 2019 Revenue Agency Data Breach

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • Texas Enacts Electronic Health Record Data Localization Law
  • Upstate NY county clerk again refuses to enforce Texas abortion judgment
  • Attorney General James Leads Coalition Urging Congress to Protect Americans from Masked ICE Agents
  • Attorney General Tong Announces $85,000 Settlement with TicketNetwork for Violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act​
  • Fourth Circuit upholds West Virginia ban on abortion pills
  • Meta fixes bug that could leak users’ AI prompts and generated content
  • The EU’s Plan To Ban Private Messaging Could Have a Global Impact (Plus: What To Do About It)

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.
Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report