Malicious Actor Encrypts Data and Request Ransom from Bridgeport Public Schools

Feb 24, 2019 | 2019, Breaches, January

Who: Bridgeport Public Schools What was affected: District data encrypted and held for a ransom When it happened: January 9, 2019 How it happened: Cyberattack originated from a virus dispatched by a malicious outsider encrypted district data to hold it hostage for a...

They Hacked Their School District When They Were 12. The Adults Are Still Trying To Catch Up.

Nov 17, 2018 | Government, Internet, Radio Show, Security

They Hacked Their School District When They Were 12. The Adults Are Still Trying To Catch Up. The hack started small, in 7th grade, when they bypassed their middle school’s internet filters to watch YouTube during lunch.But by the time Jeremy Currier and Seth Stephens...

How Students Get Scammed

Sep 3, 2016 | Radio Show

How Students Get Scammed A new school year means new opportunity for identity thieves to cash in on their prized prey — students. Studies show that children under age 18 are about 50 times more likely than adults to be targeted and victimized for identity theft....

A Brilliant MIT Invention Makes Incandescent Bulbs As Efficient As LEDs

Jan 23, 2016 | Education, Radio Show

A Brilliant MIT Invention Makes Incandescent Bulbs As Efficient As LEDs Just when incandescent light seemed like a thing of the past. An energy-saving light bulb containing LEDs uses up to 80% less energy and lasts up to 25 times as long as a traditional incandescent...

Hurricane Elementary’s ‘Cardboard Carnival’ shows STEM education in action

Jan 23, 2016 | Children, Education, Radio Show

Hurricane Elementary’s ‘Cardboard Carnival’ shows STEM education in action HURRICANE — Fifth-graders at Hurricane Elementary School showed off their unique cardboard creations Thursday night at the school’s “Cardboard Carnival,” an evening dedicated to the four...