Now THIS really surprises me. Robyn Craig reports: The U.S. Department of Education will become involved with [Oklahoma University] regarding the recent security breach, which released thousands of students’ personal information. The breach, which violated federal law, resulted in the release of student information, including student financial information. Therefore, the U.S. Department of Education is…
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Hacker Steals Millions of User Account Details from Education Platform Edmodo
Hmm. I missed this one by Joseph Cox last week: A hacker has stolen millions of user account details from popular education platform Edmodo, and the data is apparently for sale on the so-called dark web. Teachers, students and parents use Edmodo to work on lesson plans, assign homework, and more. The organization claims to…
Student privacy breached in Victoria Education Department blunder
Another breach involving sensitive information. Sophie Smith reports: The Victorian Education Department has said it is “deeply sorry” for mistakenly publishing private and sensitive information about homeschooled children on its website. Confidential information contained in submissions made to the department was published when the documents were uploaded without redactions on Friday. Details that identified students who…
Cyber Criminals Sharing Millions of Higher Education Institutions’ E-mails and Passwords on The Dark Web
Cyber criminals are aggressively sharing credentials to .edu e-mail accounts – including stolen accounts, fake e-mails, and older e-mail accounts. The Digital Citizens Alliance saw evidence showing threat actors of all types – including hacktivists, scam artists, and terrorists – putting credentials (e-mails and passwords) up for sale, trade, or, in some cases, just given…
NYC Dept. of Education email gaffe exposes 439 paraprofessionals’ SSN
Jim Hoffer reports: New York City’s Department of Education accidentally sent out an email that had not just the names, but also the Social Security numbers of hundreds of employees. […] “The attachment was a list of Department of Education para-professionals, exactly 439 names, first, last names and Social Security numbers,” the teacher’s assistant said….
Nearly half of education-vendor websites tested had security problems, audit reveals
Nichole Dobo writes: Nearly half of the more than 1,200 education technology vendor websites used by teachers and students, and checked in an October audit, did not include a secure log-in, according to a new survey. This makes these programs vulnerable to a security breach – a school leader’s nightmare. “We want people to fix this,”…