Robert Mendick reports: An Oxford University biology laboratory researching Covid-19 has been hacked by a cyber gang amid fears they are trying to sell secrets to the highest bidder. The cyber attack is now being investigated by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the cyber security arm of GCHQ. The intelligence agency confirmed it was “aware of...
KYW reports: Police and the School District of Philadelphia are investigating after a virtual field trip by students at Ben Franklin High School was hacked. The district said three dozen students were subjected to suggestive images and inappropriate language. Read more on Radio.com.
CBC reports: Manitoba’s largest school division is apologizing to students at the Winnipeg Adult Education Centre after a privacy breach earlier this week. A link to report cards and other private information for each student was inadvertently emailed to all 400 students at the school, which offers high school credit classes for adult learners. Read more...
CBC News reports: Computers on Lakehead University’s campus remain unavailable for use as the institution continues to deal with a cyber attack. Lakehead announced the cyber attack Tuesday afternoon, saying at the time all computers on both the Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses were being shut down. Read more on CBC News. The attack...
Follow-up: Data from the Toledo Public Schools attack by Maze reportedly being misused