MacKenzie Elmer reports: A state audit found unencrypted laptops and portable devices that may store sensitive information at the University of Northern Iowa could pose a risk to the university, but UNI officials said there’s no evidence that’s the source of the mass identity theft that cropped up after employees filed their taxes this year….
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University of Maryland, College Park reports another cybersecurity breach
Carrie Wells reports: The University of Maryland, College Park has suffered another cyberattack on the heels of the recent theft of personal data on hundreds of thousands of students, staff and alumni, university officials announced Thursday. Ann G. Wylie, who is chairing a newly formed task force on cybersecurity, wrote in a note to the…
IL: Hacker got to student records
Matt Mencarini reports: The hacker who compromised the Dixon Public Schools website, email accounts and Twitter account earlier this month was also able to access some student information. During the regular school board meeting Wednesday night, Superintendent Michael Juenger said the district sent a letter to parents letting them know about the additional compromised information,…
EA Games website hacked to steal Apple IDs
Netcraft reports: An EA Games server has been compromised by hackers and is now hosting a phishing site which targets Apple ID account holders. The compromised server is used by two websites in the ea.com domain, and is ordinarily used to host a calendar based onWebCalendar 1.2.0. This version was released in September 2008 and contains several security vulnerabilities…
CFNC reports accidental disclosure of personal information by third party
WBTV reports: The College Foundation of North Carolina notified participants of the NC 529 Plan that some personal information was accidentally disclosed by a third-party vendor. The foundation, CFNC, sent an email out to participants on Wednesday morning that a third-party vendor’s staging server inadvertently allowed public access to this limited information. A list of…
What might the FTC do about the Target breach?
Brendan Sasso reports: Target could face federal charges for failing to protect its customers’ data from hackers. The retailer has been in contact with the Federal Trade Commission, Molly Snyder, a Target spokeswoman, told National Journal. It’s unclear whether the FTC has issued any subpoenas or other formal demands for information. The FTC declined to comment…