May 6, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Aurora City Schools # of Accounts Breached: What was affected: The school district’s financial information When it happened: February 26, 2019 How it happened: The attack was sophisticated and acted out by criminals with experience. Outcome: Administrators...
Apr 17, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Carmel Unified School District When:15 Mar 2019 # of records involved: Several hundred employees What happened: Unauthorized access to some email accounts within the district. How did it happen: A successful highly sophisticated phishing attack and difficult to...
Apr 8, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, March
Who: Worcester School Department When: 8 Mar 2019 # of records involved: 2000 teachers What happened: The district’s IT department opted to use the last four digits of employees’ Social Security numbers as a password for their entry to a portal run by a testing...
Mar 14, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Crosby Independent School District, Tx # of Records: Records held Ransom When it occurred: February 4, 2019 What Happened: A ransomware virus has infiltrated the district’s IT system. How it Happened: The district’s IT Department discovered the ransomware virus...
Mar 10, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, February
Who: Mount Zion School District # of Records: None lost — just made unreadable When it Occurred: February 4, 2019 What Happened: Foreign hackers targeted the Mount Zion schools computer system in an attack that resulted in 19 days’ worth of grades being wiped...