Massachusetts hacker to plead guilty to PowerSchool data breach:
Related:
DOJ Press release: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/worcester-college-student-plead-guilty-cyber-extortions
USA v. Matthew D. Lane - Information: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/media/1400921/dl
USA v. Matthew D. Lane - Plea Agreement:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/media/1400926/dl
CCSD (SC) gives update on July 2024 'cybersecurity incident' that impacted over 20k people https://abcnews4.com/news/local/ccsd-gives-update-on-july-2024-cybersecurity-incident-that-impacted-over-20k-people-wciv-abc-news-4-charleston-county-school-district-sc-south-carolina #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @brett @funnymonkey
'Abundance of caution': Taunton (MA) schools hacked, families offered free credit monitoring https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/education/2025/05/06/taunton-public-schools-ma-computer-hack-credit-monitoring/83463591007/ #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @brett @funnymonkey
@lavxnews It's time people stopped claiming that breaches that have occurred over and over again for years are a "wake up call" for anything. Every sector has had "wake up calls" galore, including the education sector. Nobody woke up. Nobody is still waking up. Instead of a headline calling a breach a "wake up call," maybe the headline should be "Yet another avoidable breach will lead to a major lawsuit."
Baltimore City Public Schools ramping up cybersecurity measures after data breach https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/baltimore-city-public-schools-cybersecurity-breach-maryland/ #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @brett @funnymonkey
Canada: FOI reveals ransom demand was made in school board cyber incident
https://www.villagereport.ca/village-picks/foi-reveals-ransom-demand-was-made-in-school-board-cyber-incident-10550646 #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @brett @funnymonkey
Hackers breach 62 US colleges by allegedly exploiting Ellucian Banner Web flaw
https://securityaffairs.com/88696/breaking-news/llucian-banner-web-flaw.html #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @boblord @brett @funnymonkey
Smiley calls for data sharing once Providence gets its schools back from state:
Direct link to Providence's plan: https://www.providenceri.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Providence-PPSD-Transition-Plan.pdf Pages 51-56 seem to be about data management.
Fall River schools chief: No insurance for cyberattack; says computer system remains down:
Could Trump Budget Cuts Lead to More Cyberattacks Against Schools? (tl;dr YES)
https://archive.ph/GaGhr #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @brett @funnymonkey
This is a sick new twist: "Law enforcement presence planned at Putnam County school after ransomware attack" https://wchstv.com/news/local/law-enforcement-presence-planned-at-putnam-county-school-after-ransomware-attack #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @funnymonkey @brett
Bar Harbor school recovers $1 million stolen in cybercrime attack https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/crime/mount-desert-island-regional-school-system-recovers-stolen-money-cybercrime-targeting-school-construction-project-funds/97-ec413bed-d951-4d10-81b9-01e2578018dc #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @brett @funnymonkey
$9.95M National Student Clearinghouse data breach class action settlement https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/9-95m-national-student-clearinghouse-data-breach-class-action-settlement/ #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @brett @funnymonkey
School officials say internet, phone lines down for 2 weeks for investigation: Pelham School District (NH) offline after cyberattack https://www.wmur.com/article/pelham-school-district-cyberattack-hack-31425/64190851 #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @brett @funnymonkey
New York AG Announces $650,000 Settlement with Social Media App Developer for Students’ Privacy and Safety Concerns https://www.alstonprivacy.com/new-york-ag-announces-650000-settlement-with-social-media-app-developer-for-students-privacy-and-safety-concerns/ #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @brett @funnymonkey
Takeaways from our investigation on AI-powered school surveillance. The AP and Seattle Times teamed up on this investigation.
From their overview: "But these tools raise serious questions about privacy and security. In fact, when The Seattle Times and The Associated Press partnered to investigate school surveillance, reporters inadvertently received access to almost 3,500 sensitive, unredacted student documents through a records request. The documents were stored without a password or firewall, and anyone with the link could read them."
The opposite of helpful "Lynch Carpenter Investigates Claims in Chicago Public Schools Data Breach" https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9392607/lynch-carpenter-investigates-claims-in-chicago-public-schools-data-breach #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @funnymonkey @brett
It's silly season again: "82% of K-12 schools recently experienced a cyber incident" - a number that is both too high and too low, depending on what we think we are counting... Brought to you by the folks who claim U.S. K-12 is the #1 cyber target on the planet https://www.k12dive.com/news/k-12-schools-experienced-cyber-incident-cis/741915/ #edtech #edusec @PogoWasRight @brett @funnymonkey
