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Forget Prime Day! I found 7 AI back to school laptop deals starting from $649
Not everyone needs an AI laptop, but if you’re in the market for a new machine there are many benefits to purchasing one. For example, AI laptops are great with power efficiency, so it means you can spend more time using cloud-based chatbots like ChatGPT without zapping your machine’s battery life. AI laptops also boast great spec sheets, so they’re…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked a school district in Central Point, Oregon
Ransomware gang Interlock over the weekend took credit for a May 2025 cyber attack on Central Point School District 6 in Oregon. The district reported a cyber attack disrupted its systems on May 16, 2025, including absence notifications and gradebook updates. It restored systems by June 6, 2025. In a Facebook post, Superintendent Walt Davenport says the attack disrupted internet,…
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Watch ‘The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School’ online
The title – “The British Blood Scandal: Poisoned at School” – may do a lot of the heavy lifting but the scandal surrounding secret clinical trials that led to over 30,000 people becoming infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products and blood transfusions in the 1970s and 1980s is only half the story… Here’s how…
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PowerSchool hacker now extorting individual school districts
PowerSchool is warning that the hacker behind its December cyberattack is now individually extorting schools, threatening to release the previously stolen student and teacher data if a ransom is not paid. “PowerSchool is aware that a threat actor has reached out to multiple school district customers in an attempt to extort them using data from the previously reported December 2024 incident,” PowerSchool shared…
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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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Don’t wait for back to school — 9 laptop deals I’d get ahead of impending tariffs
The Trump administration’s tariffs could wreak havoc on your back to school shopping. Although the first round of reciprocal tariffs has been paused, the White House has confirmed that China will face specialized tariffs designed specifically for tech devices like laptops and smartphones. These tariffs could be announced in the next two months, which is roughly when back to school…
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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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