Mintie Betts reports: Athens ISD Board of Trustees has agreed to pay a $50,000 ransom for school data that was taken in a criminal ransomware attack. The attack targeted data stored on district servers, backup systems, and hundreds of computers. As a result, access to data has been blocked including teacher communications, student schedules, grades,…
In: #GTUDataLeak: GTU students complain of massive data leak after mock test
Nidhi Taneja reports: The students of Gujarat Technological University have complained of massive data leaks during online pre-check trial/mock tests. The test was conducted by the university on July 28. Students allege that their personal details including ID proofs were leaked on the university’s website. Read more on IndiaTV.
Vermont Tax Department exposed 3 years worth of tax return info
Sergiu Gatlan reports: The Vermont Department of Taxes today disclosed that taxpayers’ private information was exposed because of a security issue affecting its online filing site discovered on July 2, 2020. The data breach affected all Vermonters who electronically filed Property Transfer Tax returns using the tax department’s site between February 2017 and July 2020….
Connecticut Insurance Dept. Reminds Licensees to Comply with Data Security Law
Linn F. Freedman of Robinson & Cole writes: On July 20, 2020, the Connecticut Insurance Department issued a bulletin to licensees reminding them that the Connecticut Insurance Data Security Law (“Act”) becomes effective on October 1, 2020 and providing guidance on compliance. The Act requires “all persons who are licensed, authorized to operate or registered, or…
Ca: Health records found at Fort Simpson dump may have been stolen: report
Katherine Barton reports a long-awaited update to a 2018 incident where the investigation was delayed due to backlog: The Northwest Territories’ privacy commissioner’s investigation into medical records allegedly recovered at the Fort Simpson landfill in 2018 point to someone stealing the files from a health and social services building in the community. CBC North first…
Las Cruces school meeting zoom-bombed
In my news feed this morning, I saw a zoombombing incident that occurred this week: Las Cruces Middle School Zoom Meeting Hacked; Investigation Underway As schools prepare to reopen with virtual learning, it’s really really important that they adhere to the security protocols for using Zoom and other technologies, lest students and staff not only…