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Student Data Stolen from Millions

Data has been stolen from millions of current and former students who took standardized testing through Educational Testing Service (ETS), in the state of California. A recent article said that 5.7 million students are enrolled...

Cyberattack suspends operations in Massachussetts city and school district

Within the same week, a Massachusetts city and an external school district were both compromised in security breaches, according to Boston.com. Springfield Public Schools was forced to temporarily pause operations after a level 4 severity...

Attacks on Minnesota Water Systems

Over 30 water systems in Minnesota were targeted by a series of cyberattacks this past July. These water systems and operations were compromised, temporarily leaving some cities with a limited supply of water. The source...

Cyberattack on Boyd Gaming Corporation

Boyd Gaming recently notified the public of a data breach on their systems, in which personal information of employees and several other individuals was stolen. Certain personal data was also removed from their database. Boyd Gaming...

One Unprotected Password leads to KNP Logistics Shutdown

In June 2025, Akira Ransomware Group took down KNP Logistics Group by successfully guessing one employee password. KNP had operated as a transport company servicing the UK for 158 years up until the single password...

TransUnion joins recent Breach Wave

At the end of August, TransUnion began notifying individuals of a breach on their systems, affecting over 4.4 million customers. They confirmed that sensitive information had been stolen which included names, dates of birth, and...

State Governments Targeted by Cybercriminals

A recent cyberattack on Nevada’s systems warns all state and local government to implement cybersecurity measures. An article from CBS News points out that in the past year hackers have started targeting smaller government systems,...

PowerSchool Breach Affects School Districts Nationwide

Thousands of school districts in the US use the software system, Power School, as a tool to manage student and teacher information. Over 60 million students have data stored with this software. This past December the...

The Danger of “AutoSpill” for Passwords

Are you using a password manager to securely store all of your passwords? The use of password managers has become very common. It allows people to keep track of a variety of passwords, which are...

Your Password is Never Safe Enough

This article from PCMag calls out dangers which apply to your passwords. Firstly the danger of reusing passwords over multiple sites, but even more importantly, the lack of security a password has by itself. Even...