Sam Parris reports: Calallen Independent School District officials have confirmed that their networks were recently affected by a so-called ransomware cyberattack. Information Technology (IT) staff at the district first noticed the issue Sunday morning, reporting problems with the district’s email system. They then discovered that malware (malicious software similar to a virus, trojan or worm),…
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High school hacker who changed grades pays for his actions, now studies cybertech
T. Keung Huia reports: A former Wake County high school student who hacked into his school’s computer system to change grades had his criminal charges dismissed Wednesday after he repaid the school district and completed community service. Saivamsi Krishna Hanumanthu was a 17-year-old senior at Panther Creek High School in Cary in February 2016 when…
Cannabis delivery startup Eaze confirms theft of some user data from service provider
Jason Rowley reports: An anonymous source tipped off Crunchbase News that Eaze, the Series B-stage cannabis delivery startup with over $24 million in venture funding, has experienced a security incident. Some of its user data may have been stolen by a former employee of Don Davidson, MD, a medical service provider that provides patient consultations and medical cannabis recommendations…
TN: FBI believes a Collierville man hacked computer to steal personal information of autistic children
Chloe Morroni reports: The FBI believe a Collierville man hacked into a computer system and tried to steal the personal information of autistic children, who are treated at a center in Bartlett. Investigators say those kids and their parents trusted the man, because he used to work there. A horrible person there’s no other way…
Matthew Keys’ guilty verdict and sentence to stand, 9th Circuit rules
Cyrus Farivar reports: A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and two-year sentence of the California journalist who was found guilty under a federal anti-hacking law last year. On Monday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it was not persuaded by arguments made by Matthew Keys’ defense attorneys. In a hearing…
Texas Association of School Boards data breach exposed thousands of teachers’ SSNs
Michelle Pedraza reports: Last week Laredo ISD employees were notified that there was a security breach involving very important information about its employees. As of right now, the district is not sure when the breach happened, but they know that the names and social security numbers of some LISD’s employees were made public on a…