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The University of Massachusetts Lowell has canceled all classes on Tuesday and Wednesday due to a possible cybersecurity incident. The school announced that it was investigating a possible “cybersecurity incident” affecting its technology services. A statement on the school’s online learning portal said all “in-person, remote and online classes” are canceled due to an “IT […]
The University of California is warning its students and staff that a ransomware group might have stolen and published their personal data and that of hundreds of other schools, government agencies and companies nationwide. A cybersecurity attack targeted a vulnerability in Accellion, a third-party vendor that is used to securely transfer files, the university said […]
Thousands of UB community members’ account information have been hacked. On Friday, UB confirmed that J. Brice Bible, vice president and chief information officer, is investigating and responding to a breach of external third-party accounts that comprised the login information for 2,690 UBITName accounts. The breach affects 1,800 student accounts, 862 alumni accounts and 28 faculty […]
UC Berkeley on Friday revealed that it has alerted 80,000 current and former faculty, staff, students and vendors in the wake of a late December “criminal cyberattack” that could have compromised Social Security and bank account numbers. via UC Berkeley makes third data breach disclosure in past 15 months | Network World
Rutgers University will spend between $2 million and $3 million dollars on cybersecurity this year, after being hacked at least four times during the last school year. NJ.com reports that the school is working with three cybersecurity firms to help it shore up its security. via Rutgers to spend up to $3M on cybersecurity | […]
According to the Director of Indiana University for Applied Cybersecurity Research Fred Cate, higher education is vulnerable because – in contrast to stealing information from targets such as financial institutions – university computer networks have featured relaxed security rules historically and have been as inviting as their campuses. This is because these universities want their […]