Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Investigation into Helsinki Education Division data breach proceeds | City of Helsinki
On 2 May 2024, the City of Helsinki issued a notice of a data breach targeted at its Education Division. Investigation into the data breach proceeds through a cooperative effort by the City´s own and external experts. On Monday, 13 May 2024, the City of Helsinki held a press conference on the progress of this investigation.
Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Denmark orders schools to stop sending student data to Google
The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued an injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country's schools.
Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Artificial Intelligence in Education – Legal Best Practices
Artificial intelligence offers potential for individualised learning in education and supports teachers in repetitive tasks such as corrections. However, there are regulatory and ethical challenges. The guide is primarily aimed at providers, but can also offer insightful insights to school leaders.
Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Hundreds of Swiss students and teachers have data stolen
A total 761 people had sensitive personal data hacked during a cyberattack on the education department of the Swiss city of Basel.
Ransomware cyberattack continues at Bluefield University
There are new developments on the cybersecurity attack that has crippled internet services at Bluefield University. We’ve learned through “RamAlert” texts sent to students, faculty and staff that the cyber attackers are now directly communicating with everyone on the alert system. They have identified themselves as “AvosLocker” and are demanding payment in return for not leaking students’ private information. The FBI considers AvosLocker to be ransomware. In March 2022, they released an advisory on it. They said avoslocker has “Targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S. Including…The financial services, critical manufacturing, and government facilities sectors.”
Hackers Leaked Minneapolis Students' Psychological Reports, Allegations of Abuse
In a hacking episode that is spiraling from bad to worse, cybercriminals have leaked highly sensitive documents related to droves of Minneapolis students.
A Major App Flaw Exposed the Data of Millions of Indian Students
A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.
Vice Society ransomware leaks University of Duisburg-Essen’s data
The Vice Society ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the November 2022 cyberattack that forced the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) to reconstruct its IT infrastructure, a process that's still ongoing.
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success.
Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Vice Society: Profiling a Persistent Threat to the Education Sector
Vice Society, a ransomware gang, has been involved in high-profile activity against schools this year.
Department for Education warned after gambling companies benefit from learning records database
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Department for Education (DfE) following the prolonged misuse of the personal information of up to 28 million children. An ICO investigation found that the DfE’s poor due diligence meant a database of pupils’ learning records was ultimately used by Trust Systems Software UK Ltd (trading as Trustopia), an employment screening firm, to check whether people opening online gambling accounts were 18.
A Major App Flaw Exposed the Data of Millions of Indian Students
A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.
Vice Society ransomware leaks University of Duisburg-Essen’s data
The Vice Society ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the November 2022 cyberattack that forced the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) to reconstruct its IT infrastructure, a process that's still ongoing.
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success.
Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Vice Society: Profiling a Persistent Threat to the Education Sector
Vice Society, a ransomware gang, has been involved in high-profile activity against schools this year.
Department for Education warned after gambling companies benefit from learning records database
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Department for Education (DfE) following the prolonged misuse of the personal information of up to 28 million children. An ICO investigation found that the DfE’s poor due diligence meant a database of pupils’ learning records was ultimately used by Trust Systems Software UK Ltd (trading as Trustopia), an employment screening firm, to check whether people opening online gambling accounts were 18.