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…
Category: Education Sector
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…
ID: Ransomware attacks Shelley School District computers
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…
MA: Northeastern Cancels Vaccination Clinics After Third-Party Information Leak
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…