San Beda University (SBU)
June 4, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
An unidentified hacker infiltrates the online student portal of San Beda University (SBU), gaining access to personal information and social media passwords of thousands of students and apparently releasing them online.
Columbia College of Chicago
June 3, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Netwalker Ransomware operators claim to have successfully attacked the Columbia College of Chicago, stolen unencrypted data, and encrypted their computers.
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
June 3, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Netwalker Ransomware operators claim to have successfully attacked the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), stolen unencrypted data, and encrypted their computers.
Duluth School District
June 3, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
The Duluth School District reveals the details of a security breach involving 14 student accounts.
University of California, San Francisco
June 1, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The University of California, San Francisco has paid a $1.14 million ransom to a criminal gang after getting hit with ransomware in June.
Michigan State University
May 28, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The operators of the NetWalker (Mailto) ransomware announce that they've infected the network of Michigan State University.
Mathway
May 22, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
ShinyHunters breaches Mathway, a popular math solving application, stealing more than 25 million emails and passwords.
EduCBA
May 22, 2020
•[ leak, education ]
Online education site EduCBA starts notifying customers that they are resetting their passwords after suffering a data breach.
Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)
May 7, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) announces that it was forced to shut down large parts of its central IT infrastructure, after a ransomware attack that took place between May 6 and May 7.
Saint Paulus Lutheran Church
May 6, 2020
•[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
Saint Paulus Lutheran Church sues video chat company Zoom after a hacker allegedly hijacked a virtual Bible study class to post graphic images of child abuse.
Fitness class
May 5, 2020
•[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
A Zoom hacker scares a group of about 60 children taking part in a fitness class, streaming child sex abuse footage.
Chronicle
May 3, 2020
•[ leak, education ]
Chronicle.com, a news source for higher education, is the latest victim to have a database dumped from the ShinyHunters collective (3 million records).
Florida Gulf Coast University
May 3, 2020
•[ hack, ddos, education ]
A virtual ceremony by Florida Gulf Coast University is disrupted by a DDoS attack.
York University
May 1, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
York University suffers a "serious" cyber attack.
Columbus City Schools
May 1, 2020
•[ hack, phishing, education ]
Columbus City Schools have notified an undisclosed number of people that an employee's email account was breached in May.
Warwick University
April 30, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
The Warwick University reveals to have been breached last year (and tried to cover up the breach).
SWPS University of Humanities and Social Sciences ('SWPS University')
April 30, 2020
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Polish University of Humanities and Social Sciences is hit with a ransomware attack.
Scholarship America
April 28, 2020
•[ hack, education ]
Scholarship America is providing notice of unauthorized access to several Microsoft Office 365 email accounts.
Aeries Student Information Systems
April 27, 2020
•[ leak, education ]
Multiple school districts are impacted by a breach of Aeries Student Information Systems that occurred in November 2019.
Lumberton Township Public Schools in Burlington County
April 27, 2020
•[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
Lumberton Township Public Schools in Burlington County announces it will temporarily stop using Zoom after a hacker reportedly streamed pornography and used racist language during a lesson for middle school students.
