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WA: A ransomware attack took the 16-school district offline for more than two weeks

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Dissent

Megan Radogna reports on a ransomware attack on a school district — a ransomware attack in July that this site sadly seems to have overlooked. The Moses Lake School District, which encompasses 16 schools, was hit by a ransomware attack launched from a phishing email that originated from an IP address in Moscow. The district refused…

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FBI Arrests Hacker Linked to Former Rep. Katie Hill’s Campaign

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Dissent

Ryan Grim reports: Federal agents have arrested Arthur Dam in connection with a hacking spree that disrupted the 2018 Democratic California primary that ultimately nominated Katie Hill, according to a new criminal complaint. Dam, in the criminal complaint, is linked directly to the Hill campaign. Hill won the general election in California’s 25th District and then…

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KY: Spencer County student writes code to hack into online learning program, boost grades

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Dissent

Deni Kamper reports: About a dozen Spencer County High School students have been disciplined after one student admitted to hacking into an online learning program. Principal Stephen Webb said about three weeks ago, an English teacher noticed irregularities in some students’ scores on the Reading Plus program. The program assesses reading proficiency and designs lessons…

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Handshake security breach affects thousands of university students

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Dissent

Sarra Sundstrom reports: Handshake, the university’s job search platform, experienced a security incident last week that directly affected over 8,000 students and alumni. On Feb. 13, a number of students received a security alert from the university’s Career Center that an unknown party posing as a company on Handshake accessed student resumes. Resumes of 4,003…

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MS: FBI investigating after Jackson Public Schools computer system hacked

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Dissent

Jacob Gallant reports: Jackson Public Schools is dealing with a network interaction after a recent cyber attack. School officials said in a statement that its information technology team, along with outside cyber-professionals, performed a full assessment of its computer system. They say student and employee information has not been compromised. Read more on WLBT.  The…

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Anxiety, depression and PTSD: The hidden epidemic of data breaches and cyber crimes

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Dissent

Jessica Guynn reports on the impact of breaches: Mental health professionals say data breaches and other cyber crimes are increasingly taking a heavy psychological toll on the millions of Americans whose personal information is plundered by fraudsters. It’s not just the nightmarish process of clearing your name and credit history or the struggle to get…

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