The Urban Institute
February 24, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
The Urban Institute, a think tank in Washington, DC, alerts charitable organizations around the country that its system for filing tax forms was breached.
Army and Navy Academy
February 18, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
In name of OpChapelHill, the online hacktivist AnonGhost deface the official website of a Carlsbad, California based private military school (armyandnavyacademy.org).
The Ohio State University
February 15, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
The group of Pro-Palestine hacktivists Anonghost claims to have hacked the State University of Ohio (osu.edu) and dumps a list of 200 defaced domains.
University of Sydney
February 12, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
Thousands of students of the University of Sidney are informed that, due to an information security breach, their personal information could now be in the hands of hackers.
Nanyang Polytechnic
February 10, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
The Nanyang Polytechnic (nyp.edu.sg) informs 240 former students, mostly from 1994 to 1999, that their details were stolen after a cyber attack.
Macalester College
February 3, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
Zyklon hacks the Macalester College (in particular the sub-domain soviethistory.macalester.edu) and dumps 3,600 accounts (claiming he has other 90,000).
Victor Valley College
January 31, 2015
•[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
The entire Victor Valley College Information Technology Department is placed on paid administrative leave while campus police and an outside company investigate a breach in security protocol.
University of Chicago
January 24, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
@MarxistAttorney adds the University of Chicago (uchicago.edu) among its victims.
Metropolitan State University
January 16, 2015
•[ hack, sqlinjection, education ]
Minnesota-based Metropolitan State University notifies faculty, staff and students that an attacker may have breached its web server to access a database that contained their personal information. 22,000 users are at risk.
Cornell University
January 7, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
The University of Hawaii and Cornell University join the lists of the ones hacked by @MarxistAttorney.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
January 6, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
A hacker called @ulzr1z decides to commemorate the two year anniversary of the death of Aaron Swartz and defaces 15 sites of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Sowerby Primary School
January 6, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
The website of Sowerby Primary School in Thirsk, North Yorkshire (UK) is defaced by X-saad, a Pro-Islamist hacker. As a result the parents keep their children off from school.
University of Maryland
January 4, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
Carbonic AKA @MarxistAttorney has claimed a number of hacks, including, California State University, University of Kentucky, University of Connecticut, University of Maryland, Coastal Carolina University, and Abertay University.
Fast Forward Academy
January 2, 2015
•[ hack, education ]
Florida-based exam preparation company Fast Forward Academy notifies an undisclosed number of individuals that an unauthorized person attempted to access its systems, which store partner and customer information.
Beacon House
October 16, 2014
•[ hack, education ]
Kami Haxor hacks beaconhouse.edu.pk and dumps 42,000+ usernames and passwords.
North Dakota State College of Science
October 9, 2014
•[ hack, malware, education ]
North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) notifies more than 15,000 current and former students and employees that malware was discovered on numerous computers that contained their personal information, including Social Security numbers.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
October 7, 2014
•[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
Hackers from Moroccan Islamic Union-Mail deface the official website of Massachusetts Maritime Academy (maritime.edu).
Provo City School District
October 3, 2014
•[ social, phishing, education ]
Personal information of more than 1,000 employees of Provo City School District is accessed by an unidentified party, who used phishing to breach the systems.
Grady High School
September 23, 2014
•[ hack, education ]
Atlanta Public School officials are investigating a computer hacking incident at Grady High School. According to a district spokesperson, nearly 200 computers were affected.
George Mason University
September 12, 2014
•[ hack, malware, education ]
George Mason University reveals to have detected a malware intrusion into its travel booking system on July 16. No personal information is thought to have been viewed, but the incident could have affected up to 4,400 users.
