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Ohio State University Averaging 10 Data Breaches a Year
With six data breaches in the past year, Ohio State officials are urging students and faculty to help keep private information safe. “Ohio State has been tracking [breaches] for the past three years,”...
View ArticleHouston Independent School District Hacked
HISD announced an overhaul of their computer network security system Thursday after a hacker gained access to the private data of all students, employees and some vendors dating back 10 years. District...
View ArticleHacker Fail: Two College Kids Discover Police Are Not as ‘Dumb’ As They Thought
In the fall of 2009, University of Central Missouri students Joseph Camp and Daniel Fowler were busy trying to improve their grades — not through cramming for finals, but by hacking into the...
View ArticleChristina Aguilera Leaked Photos Shine Light on Hacking Threats
Computer hackers are receiving the blame for the leaked photos of a scantily clad Christina Aguilera that surfaced on the Internet on Wednesday. Aguilera’s representatives claim that hackers illegally...
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Ohio State University Hacked – Records of 760,000 Compromised
As students are finishing up finals and getting ready to pack up their dorms for the winter break, Ohio State University has started notifying more than 760,000 students, professors and others that...
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Cost of a Corporate Data Breach Rises to $7.2 Million
The Ponemon Institute has released its annual report on the Cost of a Data Breach. The survey found that the average cost of a breach went up to $7.2 million in 2010 – up from $6.8 million in 2009. In...
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What It Would Look Like If “Brackets” Were Done For Higher Education Breaches
After this weekend’s action, the men’s NCAA basketball Final Four teams are all set and are packing their bags for Houston. Will the “Cinderella story” of VCU prevail? Will Butler avenge last year’s...
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Florida International University Experiences Database Hack
Thousands of students at Florida International University are hoping their personal information is not used against them after being informed of a possible security breach of the university’s computer...
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Data Breach Hits Virginia Commonwealth University: 176,000 Records Compromised
Confidential and personally identifiable information for more than 176,000 current and former students and employees at Virginia Commonwealth University may have been stolen when an attacker...
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It’s Back: March Madness Meets Higher Education Data Breach “Brackets”
It’s that time of year again – March Madness. Yesterday, the NCAA Selection Committee chose the 68 teams (still not a fan of the increase from 64) to participate in this year’s NCAA Division I Men’s...
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