World
Cyber attack hits thousands of colleges and universitiesA global cyber attack disrupted online learning systems at colleges and universities around the world this week, locking students out of coursework and exams near the end of the spring semester. The attack… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska school district switches to manual systems after suffering cybersecurity attackA Nebraska school district switched to taking attendance manually after its technology network experienced a cybersecurity attack. “The announcement regarding our cyber attack has understandably raised concerns among some of… Read More
Public Education
Nearly $2 million in taxpayer funding lost in phishing scam targeting Nebraska school districtA Nebraska school district is working to recover $1.8 million lost in a sophisticated phishing scam, Gray’s KSNB news station reports. “We are committed to keeping… Read More
Public Education
School districts nationwide sue PowerSchool amid data breach extortion attemptsPowerSchool, one of the nation’s largest education tech providers, is being sued by school districts across the country after a December 2024 data breach opened the door for ongoing extortion… Read More
Public Education
PowerSchool hack exposes personal data of millions of kids, raises cybersecurity questionsSchools in North Carolina and nationwide are doing damage control after a “cybersecurity incident” compromised the personal information of millions of K-12 students and teachers. PowerSchool, a cloud-based education software… Read More
Christian Schools
How Christian schools are tackling cyber securityMany of the nation’s 30,000 independent private schools could be susceptible to cyberattacks, according to a recent article in EdTech Magazine. The threats are widespread, but… Read More
Culture
Company says global tech outage not a cyberattack(The Center Square) – Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike said Friday a major technology outage is not a cyberattack but is due to a defect in a single content update. Banks, airlines… Read More