Coventry Local School District
May 20, 2019
•[ hack, malware, education ]
Coventry Local School District is forced to send students and some of its staff home after a Trickbot malware infection causes major issues to its IT infrastructure.
Wyzant
May 6, 2019
•[ leak, education ]
Wyzant, an online marketplace that connects parents and students reveals a data breach which has led to the compromise of user data including Facebook profile information. The breach occurred on April 27.
Middletown Public Schools
May 6, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Middletown Public Schools are hit by a ransomware attack.
Paterson Public Schools
May 15, 2019
•[ leak, education ]
The Paterson Public Schools is hit by a massive breach: 23,103 account passwords and other computer access tokens are stolen.
Australian National University
June 4, 2019
•[ hack, education ]
Up to 200,000 students and staff of the Australian National University have personal data stolen in a "sophisticated" cyber attack. The attackers stole data stretching back 19 years. The breach occurred in late 2018 and was detected two weeks ago.
Sugar-Salem School District 322
April 26, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
A ransomware attack takes down servers at Sugar-Salem School District 322.
Scott County Schools
April 24, 2019
•[ financial, phishing, education ]
Scott County Schools announce that the district was the victim of a $3.7 million online scam, when an undisclosed vendor told the district it never was paid for an invoice.
Augustana College
May 1, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Augustana College is the victim of a ransomware attack.
King's College London
April 9, 2019
•[ hack, brute-force, education ]
King's College London warns staff and students that some accounts have been "compromised" due to an apparent brute-force attack on password systems.
Sylvan Union School District
April 4, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Sylvan Union School District is hit by an apparent ransomware attack whose remediation costs exceed $1 million.
Georgia Tech University
April 2, 2019
•[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
Georgia Tech announces that a vulnerability in a web application allowed an attacker to gain access to the personal information of up to 1.3 million students, college applications, staff, and faculty members. The breach was discovered on March 21.
Haylands Primary School
March 18, 2019
•[ hack, malware, education ]
Haylands Primary School in Ryde become aware of a malware virus affecting their IT systems. Upon investigation they realize there had been unauthorised log-ins to the school server.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
March 5, 2019
•[ hack, espionage, education ]
Chinese hackers targeted twenty-seven universities in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia as part of a scheme to steal research about maritime technology under development for military use. Among the victimis is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Duke University
March 5, 2019
•[ espionage, hack, education ]
Chinese hackers targeted twenty-seven universities in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia as part of a scheme to steal research about maritime technology under development for military use. Among the victimis is Duke University.
Taos Municipal Schools District
March 21, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Taos Municipal Schools District struggles to recover from a ransomware attack occurred three weeks ago.
University of Washington
March 5, 2019
•[ espionage, education ]
Chinese hackers targeted twenty-seven universities in the United States, Canada, and Southeast Asia as part of a scheme to steal research about maritime technology under development for military use. Among the victimis is the University of Washington.
Sir John Colfox Academy
March 13, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Sir John Colfox Academy is the victim of a ransomware attack that encrypts some files, causing to lose some students' GCSE coursework.
Carmel Unified School District
March 13, 2019
•[ social, phishing, education ]
Carmel Unified School District notifies employees that a successful phishing attack had gained access to an employee's email account containing sensitive documents.
Lynn Public Schools
March 20, 2019
•[ hack, malware, education ]
Lynn Public Schools shut down internet after a computer virus.
Grinnell College
March 11, 2019
•[ ransomware, education ]
Students at three elite colleges Hamilton, Grinnell, and Oberlin are delivered ransom notes and informed by the hackers that they have gained access to their students' application files.
