Grand Forks Public Schools
November 21, 2024
•[ financial, phishing, education ]
Grand Forks Public Schools loses $2.2M to a phishing scam
Human rights groups, private security companies, and state and educational institutions in Central Asia, East Asia, and Europe
November 21, 2024
•[ espionage, malware, government ]
Researchers at Recorded Future identify an ongoing Russia-linked cyber-espionage campaign targeting human rights groups, private security companies, and state and educational institutions in Central Asia, East Asia, and Europe using custom malware.
PoinCampus
November 14, 2024
•[ leak, education ]
In November 2024, the South Korean education platform PoinCampus suffered a data breach which was later published to a popular hacking forum. The data included 89k unique email addresses, names and a small number of phone numbers and dates of birth. The data was provided to HIBP by a source who requested it be attributed to "Threat Actor 888".
South East Technological University
November 4, 2024
•[ hack, education ]
The South East Technological University (SETU) in Ireland announces experiencing a cybersecurity incident targeting its IT systems.
Lampard Community School
November 1, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Lampard Community School is hit by a cyber-attack and is being "blackmailed" by threat actors.
Saint Xavier University
October 30, 2024
•[ leak, education ]
Saint Xavier University starts notifying over 210,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach in July 2023.
North Caucasus Federal University
October 11, 2024
•[ hack, espionage, education ]
Ukraines military intelligence announced that they hacked the systems of North Caucasus Federal University, the Russian university that trains drone operators, digital communication specialists, engineers, and physicists for its army.
Calgary Public Library
October 11, 2024
•[ hack, education ]
Calgary Public Library is forced to provide limited access to services following a cyberattack.
Vermilion Parish Schools
October 7, 2024
•[ hack, education ]
The Vermilion Parish Schools is hit with a cyber attack.
Richmond Community Schools
September 28, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Richmond Community Schools in Indiana posts to social media that student and staff information in the PowerSchool software system was breached in a ransomware attack.
Fylde Coast Academy Trust
September 20, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Fylde Coast Academy Trust is hit with a ransomware attack.
Providence Public School District
September 12, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Providence Public School District (PPSD) faces internet outages after discovering irregular activity." The Medusa ransomware gang claims responsibility for the attack.
Granite School District
September 11, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Granite School District discloses that a cyber attack affected all the students' records. The Rhysida ransomware gang claims responsibility for the attack.
Highline Public Schools
September 8, 2024
•[ hack, education ]
Highline Public Schools, a K-12 district in Washington state, shuts down all schools and cancels school activities after its technology systems were compromised in a cyberattack.
Framingham Heart Study, managed by Boston University
September 8, 2024
•[ leak, education ]
Boston Universitys renowned Framingham Heart Study (FHS) is breached by threat actors, who gained access to the data of participantsboth living and deceasedof the countrys longest running, multigenerational heart study.
Charles Darwin School
September 6, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Charles Darwin School in south London is hit with a ransomware attack.
Canvey Island Infant School
August 27, 2024
•[ hack, malware, education ]
Canvey Island Infant School says its IT system has been compromised after being hit by a cyber attack during the summer holiday.
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
July 16, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Lancaster Royal Grammar School is hit with a ransomware attack.
The Heritage Foundation
July 9, 2024
•[ hack, education ]
In July 2024, hacktivists published almost 2GB of data taken from The Heritage Foundation and their media arm, The Daily Signal. The data contained 72k unique email addresses, primarily used for commenting on articles (along with names, IP addresses and the comments left) and by content contributors (along with usernames and passwords stored as either MD5 or phpass hashes).
Louisiana Special School District
July 3, 2024
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Louisiana Special School District suffers an Akira ransomware attack.