North Shore Hebrew Academy
December 14, 2020
•[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
The website of North Shore Hebrew Academy was defaced with racial slurs and anti-Semitic propaganda.
Huntsville City Schools district
November 30, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Ransomware operators attack the Huntsville City Schools district in Alabama, forcing them to shut down schools.
Ubiqus Group
December 4, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The New York City Department of Education is affected by a ransomware attack after Ubiqus Group, a contractor that provides hearing transcripts was attacked.
Spring Independent School District
November 26, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Spring Independent School District in Houston is the victim of Egregor ransomware.
Gardiner Public Schools
November 26, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Gardiner Public Schools district are hit with a ransomware attack.
University of Memphis
December 4, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
The University of Memphis sends out a notice after an individual hacked into a university email account.
K12 Inc.
November 30, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Online education giant K12 Inc. reveals to have paid a ransom after their systems were hit by the Ryuk ransomware in the middle of November.
Mansfield Public Schools
November 20, 2020
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
Mansfield public schools in Massachusetts are the victim of a DDoS attack.
Oglethorpe County Schools
November 19, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Oglethorpe County schools have been hit with ransomware.
Paramount Dental Studio
November 16, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Egregor ransomware gang has attacked Paramount Dental Studio.
Archdiocese of St. Louis
November 16, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Archdiocese of St. Louis websites are down after a "coordinated ransomware campaign". The Archdiocese was made aware of the attack on Nov. 16. Several websites, including ArchSTL.org, StLouisReview.org and Cemeteries.ArchSTL.org were not working properly.
University of Califronia, Los Angeles
October 29, 2020
•[ hack, social, malware ]
Researchers from Inky reveal that cybercriminals are hijacking legitimate email accounts from more than a dozen universities " including the University of Califronia, Los Angeles " and using the accounts to bypass detection and trick victims into handing over their email credentials or installing malware.
Niles Township High School District 219
November 21, 2020
•[ hack, phishing, education ]
The email account of a teacher in Niles Township High School District 219 has been hijacked and was used to send offensive emails to students and community members, according to a statement from the school board.
Township High School District 211
November 14, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
Township High School District 211 had its systems hacked which compromised outgoing emails, phone calls and text messages. Parents said they received offensive messages as a result of the hack.
Newcastle Grammar School
November 12, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Newcastle Grammar School has been the target of a cyber attack by criminals. School officials became aware of the attack at the weekend, with ransomware used to encrypt and destroy part of the school's IT network.
University of Chicago
October 29, 2020
•[ hack, malware, education ]
Researchers from Inky reveal that cybercriminals are hijacking legitimate email accounts from more than a dozen universities " including the University of Chicago " and using the accounts to bypass detection and trick victims into handing over their email credentials or installing malware.
Sherman Independent School District
November 20, 2020
•[ insider, misconfiguration, education ]
The Sherman Independent School District is investigating a data breach after two Sherman High School students accessed private information.
Coldwater Orthodontics
November 16, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Egregor ransomware gang has attacked Coldwater Orthodontics.
University of Oxford
October 29, 2020
•[ hack, malware, education ]
Researchers from Inky reveal that cybercriminals are hijacking legitimate email accounts from more than a dozen universities " including the University of Oxford " and using the accounts to bypass detection and trick victims into handing over their email credentials or installing malware.
University of Califronia, Davis
October 29, 2020
•[ hack, malware, education ]
Researchers from Inky reveal that cybercriminals are hijacking legitimate email accounts from more than a dozen universities " including the University of Califronia, Davis " and using the accounts to bypass detection and trick victims into handing over their email credentials or installing malware.
