Dan Sharp reports: A headteacher has issued a heartfelt apology after confidential documents about pupils were found blown across the school’s field. Documents profiling seven students with special educational needs (SEN) from Kinver High School and Sixth Form were discovered by village resident Ian Macey while he was out walking his dog. The Individual Learning Profiles…
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AU: Penrith High School students disciplined over HSC computer hacking claims
Megan Levy reports: Students at a selective high school in Sydney’s west have been disciplined after hacking into a computer system, allegedly in an attempt to change their HSC assessment marks. Up to 10 Year 12 students at Penrith High School have reportedly been questioned over the security breach, which the NSW Department of Education said occurred when students obtained…
What did CSU do to verify vendors’ data security – and what might FTC do?
When California State University decided to purchase a We End Violence program, Agent of Change, they reportedly did consider data security. The Press-Telegram reports: Laurie Weidner, spokeswoman for the Chancellor’s Office, said CSU has not terminated its relationship with We End Violence, which administered the training program called Agent of Change. The vendor was one of…
Heritage Foundation wasn’t attacked; they leaked their own data – sources (Update2)
On September 2, Heritage Foundation spokesman Wesley Denton issued the following statement: We experienced a malicious, unauthorized data breach of six-year-old documents on an external server that appear to contain personal information of private donors, who we are notifying. We are unable to verify the authenticity of files circulated online. All Americans have the right to…
Ca: Hospital clerk pleads guilty to stealing, selling patient records
An update from Marco Chown Oved on the Rouge Valley Hospital insider breach reported last year: A former Rouge Valley Hospital clerk has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of patient records and selling them to financial brokers over the course of more than a decade. Shaida Bandali, 61, who worked at Rouge Valley from 1995-2014,…
In: KSHEC website hacked; restored later
Deepika K.C. writes: On Friday morning, those who tried logging into Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) website were greeted by an unusual message. A caricature holding a glass with red liquid — as if offering a toast — was mocking at the visitors with these words: “Your data belong to me”. The hackers had…