South St. Paul Public Schools alerted families this week to an ongoing technology disruption that is being investigated. Staff and families were notified Monday of technical difficulties “that may disrupt certain services” like online platforms, emails and other digital services. On Tuesday the district said it had been made aware of “unauthorized activity within our […]
On Jan. 28, the Freehold Township School District informed its staff, families, and students that its schools and offices would be closed today due to a cybersecurity incident. School officials said that because of the incident, the district, located in Freehold, N.J., was experiencing technical difficulties and that it is working with third-party cybersecurity experts […]
Schools across the U.S. remain fertile targets for hackers, with a slate of K-12 entities contending with cyberattacks and data thefts following the holiday season. Since the start of the year, a handful of schools have reported data breaches including Butte School District in Montana, Edmonds School District in Washington, Fullerton Joint Union High School […]
Ransomware attacks in the US reached record levels in 2023, targeting hospitals, schools, government organizations, and private-sector businesses, costing victims an average of $1.5 million to rectify.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Groveport Madison Schools experienced a security breach on Tuesday that affected the use of the internet and certain devices in their buildings. BlackSuit, a ransomware group, was able to hack into two district servers, impacting Windows devices, file services and printer/copiers. Phones were not impacted. The district made a post stating […]
Colleges and K-12 schools in several states are dealing with ransomware incidents causing outages and leaking sensitive data — a continuation of a trend that has affected campuses nationwide throughout the year. Henry County Schools — a district an hour from Atlanta with dozens of elementary, middle and high schools with more than 44,000 students […]
App used by hundreds of schools leaking children’s data Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2023 Almost a million files with minors’ data, including home addresses and photos were left open to anyone on the internet, posing a threat to children. During a recent investigation, the Cybernews research team discovered that IT company Appscook – which develops […]
Several K-12 schools, colleges and universities are dealing with significant technology outages due to cyberattacks this week. A spokesperson for North Carolina Central University told Recorded Future News that the school was alerted to a cyberattack on its campus technology systems on the morning of November 12. “Certain systems, including the campus wi-fi network and […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Government , Healthcare Researchers Say Breach Illustrates Why Schools Are Major Targets for Cybercriminals Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 21, 2023 Image: Lakeland Community College An Ohio community college is notifying 290,000 people of a data theft breach this spring that may have compromised their personal, financial […]
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