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.
We End Violence
September 10, 2014
•[ hack, misconfiguration, education ]
California-based violence prevention education organization We End Violence discovers a potential intrusion into its Agent of Change application server that could have exposed personal information, and, so far, 79,000 California State University students have been impacted.
Israeli Ministry of Education
September 8, 2014
•[ hack, education ]
The pro-Palestinian hacking group AnonGhost defaces a sub-domain of the Israeli ministry of education (gadol.edu.gov.il).
California State University
September 6, 2014
•[ hack, education ]
California State University officials reveal a breach in an East Bay web server used to store personal employee information. The security breach occurred on Aug. 23, 2013 and was discovered Aug. 11 of this year.
Stanford University
August 28, 2014
•[ hack, education ]
Sahoo defaces a subdomain of Stanford (web.stanford.edu).
Cumberland Valley School District
August 22, 2014
•[ hack, education ]
A hacker gains access to the Cumberland Valley School District computer network, forcing the district to notify local police and FBI.
University of Louisiana at Monroe
August 21, 2014
•[ social, phishing, education ]
An employee of the University of Louisiana at Monroe falls victim of a phishing attempt, possibly compromising the personal information of students who graduated from ULM in fall 2013, and spring 2014.
