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Texas school district notifies 47K students and staff of data breach that leaked SSNs, credit cards, and more
Alvin Independent School District over the weekend confirmed it notified 47,606 people about a June 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Credit and debit card numbers Financial account numbers Medical info Health insurance info State-issued ID numbers such as driver’s licenses and passports The Texas attorney general reported the breach on its website…
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Charleston County, SC School District notifies 20,000+ people of data breach
The Charleston County, South Carolina School District yesterday confirmed it notified 20,653 people about a July 2024 data breach. The District on July 16, 2024 said unknown actors disrupted its systems and stole data. At the time, CCSD officials told Comparitech, “we are not aware of any malicious misuse of school data.” The district has not publicly disclosed what personal…
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Ransomware gang demands $400K from Massachusetts school district
Ransomware gang Medusa over the weekend claimed responsibility for last week’s cyber attack against Fall River Public Schools in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The school district says it’s investigating the attack that disrupted schools’ phone and testing systems, according to a pop-up alert on the the FRPS home page. It says officials have no indication that personal information was accessed, but…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked a South Carolina school district
Ransomware gang Interlock today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack at Cherokee County School District in South Carolina. The school district announced it was hit by a cyber attack on March 15, 2025, forcing schools to shut down its network, wi-fi, and several software applications. By March 31, the network was restored and classes were back to normal, according to…
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Ransomware gang demands $420,000 from Arkansas school district after data breach
Ransomware gang Rhysida over the weekend claimed responsibility for a December 2024 data breach at Forrest City School District in Arkansas. The school district announced it suffered a cyber attack on or around December 12, 2024 that forced it to suspend internet service. Rhysida is demanding the Forrest City pay 5 bitcoin in ransom, worth about $420,000 at time of…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked a Virginia school district, stole data
Ransomware gang Fog yesterday claimed responsibility for a February 2025 data breach at Williamsburg-James City County Schools in Virginia. The group is demanding an undisclosed amount be paid in ransom in exchange for stolen data. WJCC announced it was hit by a cyber attack on February 9 and that systems were restored by February 14. An investigation of the attack…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked a South Carolina school district
Ransomware gang Medusa yesterday claimed responsibility for a cyber attack earlier this month at Laurens County School District 56 in South Carolina. Medusa gave the school district two weeks to pay a $320,000 ransom, or else it threatens to sell or release 2.4 TB of the school’s private data. To prove its claim, Medusa posted a sample of images that…
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Georgia school district issues data breach notification after ransomware claim – SSNs & account numbers leaked
Muscogee County School District has started issuing data breach notifications following a cyber attack in December 2024. This attack was claimed by ransomware gang SafePay in late January with 382 GB of data allegedly stolen. In its notification, Muscogee County School District (MCSD) states that it detected suspicious activity on its network on December 26, 2024. However, after investigation, it…
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Ransomware gang demands $2 million from Tennessee school district after cyber attack
Ransomware gang Rhysida today claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on Rutherford County Schools in Tennessee. Rutherford County Schools on December 1 confirmed it was the target of a cyber attack that occurred on November 25, 2024. The district’s website says, “Rutherford County Schools recently became aware of a network disruption affecting its systems. We promptly launched an investigation into…
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Ransomware gang demands $1.4 million from Louisiana school district
Ransomware gang Rhysida is demanding $1.4 million from a southern Louisiana school district. Rhysida yesterday claimed responsibility for an October 7, 2024 cyber attack on Vermilion Parish School System that forced schools in the district to take their computer systems offline. The cybercriminal group says it stole confidential data from the school, and it gave Vermilion Parish seven days to…
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