Elizabeth Brico reports: When Jayne checked her email on the morning of February 13, she didn’t expect to find anything particularly exciting. The 34-year-old, who asked her real name be withheld out of fear that speaking out could affect her housing benefits, was enjoying a rare moment of relative peace on a snow day in…
MI: High school students hack system to change grades, attendance
Justine Lofton reports: Students of Orchard View Schools hacked the district’s student information system and made changes to grades and attendance, according to a statement. The breach in PowerSchool appears to be isolated to Orchard View High School, Superintendent Jim Nielsen said on Wednesday, March 13. […] Parents of the “very small” group of students…
Hackers Love to Strike on Saturday – Redscan report
Mathew J. Schwartz reports: If you had to guess what day of the week a hacker will hit your organization, the answer might seem obvious: Hackers prefer to strike on Saturday. Research conducted by managed security service provider Redscan confirms it. The firm filed a freedom of information request with the U.K.’s privacy watchdog, seeking…
Ad Network Sizmek Probes Account Breach
Brian Krebs reports: Online advertising firm Sizmek Inc. [NASDAQ: SZMK] says it is investigating a security incident in which a hacker was reselling access to a user account with the ability to modify ads and analytics for a number of big-name advertisers. In a recent posting to a Russian-language cybercrime forum, an individual who’s been known…
NZ retailer Kathmandu Holdings flags suspected data breach at websites
Reuters reports: March 13 (Reuters) – New Zealand-based outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Kathmandu Holdings Ltd said on Wednesday it was “urgently investigating” a suspected customer data breach at its online trading websites.v The company said an unidentified third party gained unauthorised access to its website platform between Jan. 8 and Feb. 12 and might…
Hawkesbury hospital worker dismissed over privacy breach
CBC News reports: One employee at Hawkesbury General Hospital has been let go after personal information was improperly accessed, Radio-Canada has learned. Patients who had their information viewed were recently informed in a letter. Chantal Groleau, one of the people who received a letter, was told her personal information was viewed between March 2016 and October…