Kelsey Rettke reports: DeKALB – The first and last names and birthdates of DeKalb School District 428 students were accessed by a hacker after a data breach on a web platform operated by Pearson Clinical Assessment, a performance assessment tool used by educators around the globe, district Superintendent Jaime Craven said Friday. Read more on…
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TN: Murfreesboro Water Department’s bill pay website hacked
WTVF reports: The online access portal for Murfreesboro Water Department bill payment has been hacked. The hacking of the website was brought to light Saturday morning. Visitors there are greeted with an image of the Iranian flag with a Guy Fawkes mask next to it. Beneath the image, it reads, “Hacked By Iranian Hackers.” Below…
Nigerian National Involved in Business E-Mail Compromise Scheme Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STANLEY HUGOCHUKWU NWOKE, also known as “Stanley Banks,” “Banks,” “Hugo Banks,” “Banky,” and “Jose Calderon,” 28, a citizen of Nigeria, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment for his role in…
U.S. indicts three over alleged phishing campaign targeting universities, businesses
Bradley Barth reports: The Department of Justice has indicted two Americans and a Nigerian on multiple charges for their alleged roles in a phishing scheme that targeted college employees, banks and other businesses from May 2013 through June 2014. Filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Mexico, the indictment identifies the defendants as…
NV: CCSD says data breach has exposed student, staff information
Ricardo Torres-Cortez reports: Names and “in some instances” dates of birth of more than 550,000 former and current Clark County School District students were compromised in a data security incident. The snafu occurred with a clinical assessment program — also known as AIMSweb — which was contracted by CCSD through the Pearson vendor, said the…
AL: Houston County Schools pushes school start back further
WTVY reports: Houston County Schools announced their second delay to the start of the school year. Students will now report back on Monday, August 12. Open House will be held on Thursday, August 8 from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. The delay is due to continued problems caused by a malware attack on the system’s…