Blacon High School
January 17, 2025
•[ ransomware, education ]
Blacon High School announces a temporary closure after falling victim to a "ransomware attack".
45 schools in Rhineland-Palatinate served by IT provider Topackt
January 15, 2025
•[ hack, education ]
Die Server der betroffenen Schulen in der Pfalz sind weitgehend wiederhergestellt. Das Backup-System des Betreibers hat offensichtlich funktioniert.
Electronic School (ГИС "Электронная школа"), Novosibirsk
January 15, 2025
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
On January 15, 2025, a powerful DDoS attack targeted Novosibirsks Electronic School digital diary platform. The attack, described as one of the most massive in the region, caused several hours of disruption before service was restored.
Scholastic
January 8, 2025
•[ hack, education ]
In January 2025, a data breach of the publishing company Scholastic surfaced. The breach contained 4.2M unique email addresses with many of the records also including name, phone number and physical address.
Addison Northwest School District
January 7, 2025
•[ ransomware, education ]
The Addison Northwest School District (ANWSD) suffers a ransomware attack.
Laramie County Library System
January 7, 2025
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
CHEYENNE Early Tuesday morning, the Laramie County Library System was the victim of a ransomware attack that shut down library servers and immobilized most digital services.
Eindhoven University of Technology
January 6, 2025
•[ hack, education ]
Eindhoven University of Technology cancels lectures and other educational activities following a cyberattack, although it is expected to have only a limited impact as teaching is reduced while students prepare for exams.
South Portland Public Schools
January 6, 2025
•[ hack, education ]
South Portland Public Schools in Maine says it was forced to take its network after a cyberattack was discovered over the weekend.
Several Russian schools
January 6, 2025
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
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Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB)
January 5, 2025
•[ education ]
Board's Jan. 22 update reveals personal information about staff members, students, some donors, and bursary recipients was compromised.
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
January 1, 2025
•[ ransomware, education ]
A data breach that has crippled Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School Districts network appears to be a ransomware attack, according to online sources.
Valdosta State University (VSU)
January 1, 2025
•[ hack, education ]
Valdosta State University is working to fully restore its network and university systems after discovering a significant cybersecurity intrusion.
Kenton County School District
December 20, 2024
•[ social, phishing, education ]
Personal data from current and former students in Kenton County School District are compromised in a phishing scheme.
Boone County School District
December 19, 2024
•[ social, phishing, education ]
Personal data from current and former students in Boone County School District are compromised in a phishing scheme.
Undisclosed Malaysian educational institution
December 19, 2024
•[ financial, malware, education ]
Researchers from Trend Micro discover a Python-Based NodeStealer version targeting Facebook Ads Manager.
PowerSchool
December 19, 2024
•[ hack, education ]
Education software firm PowerSchool confirms it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal the personal information of students and teachers from school districts using its PowerSchool SIS platform.
Kokomo Solutions Inc. (telehealth & reporting vendor for LAUSD)
December 11, 2024
•[ hack, education ]
An unauthorized third party accessed files on Kokomo Solutions' network on December 11, 2024. The breach potentially compromised a range of sensitive student data (PII, health info, IDs), though exact scope wasn't disclosed; notification occurred on August 5, 2025.
Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
December 9, 2024
•[ hack, education ]
The Peruvian University of Applied Sciences investigates a data breach, stating that hackers stole student data including names, emails and copies of university IDs.
Pembina Trails School Division
December 2, 2024
•[ ransomware, financial, leak ]
Canadian school division compromised by Rhysida ransomware Dec 2, 2024. Attack disrupted thousands of devices and exposed ~35,000+ student records and staff payroll/financial data. Group attempted $1.7M ransom before leaking stolen data on the dark web.
Rutherford County Schools
November 25, 2024
•[ hack, education ]
Rutherford County Schools confirm to be dealing with a network and systems disruption since November 25.
