Victoria Gonzalez reports: Human error caused a massive leak of personal information of all active students in the College of Science. On Jan. 29, the campus community was notified via email of the leak. The incident occurred Jan. 28 when a university employee within the Computer Science Department intended to send an email containing advising…
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TN: Pellissippi State Community College reveals data breach potentially affecting 222 students
DT staff reports: More than 200 current and former students of Pellissippi State Community College could be in danger of identity theft because an unauthorized user had access to their personal information, the school revealed Monday. Pellissippi State said it had notified 222 people whose information might have be been compromised through an email account…
CA: Two men indicted in “sim swapping” scheme to steal cryptocurrency
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted Ahmad Wagaafe Hared and Matthew Gene Ditman with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, extortion, and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent in Charge John Bennett. According to the…
Hackers targeted universities with phishing attacks
The FBI has published more about a case that was previously reported on this site (the DOJ’s press release at the time can be found here). Today, the FBI wrote: Two men who were citizens of Nigeria, living in Malaysia, and conducting their crimes from behind computers likely assumed they were safe from the reach…
TX: Crosby ISD’s IT system hacked by ransomware virus
Kaila Contreras Crosby ISD officials notified parents and staff that a ransomware virus has infiltrated the district’s IT system. The district’s IT Department discovered the ransomware virus around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. School officials will have no access to technology, including telephone services until the matter is resolved. The IT Department said there is no…
MN: Infertility clinic reports malware incident
Deanna Weniger reports: An infertility clinic in Woodbury announced Friday that it was the target of a malware attack in December that may have exposed the personal information of its clients. Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates said in a press release that the malware was discovered Dec. 5. The company hired computer forensics experts, who…