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On April 21, 2020, the head of Fairfax County Public Schools' (FCPS) IT department resigned after repeatedly fumbling the launch of FCPS’ online learning platform for the 189,000+ students in its jurisdiction. Assistant Superintendent for the Department of Information and Technology Maribeth Luftglass walked away from 21 years with FCPS after the historically prestigious school system failed to successfully implement virtual classrooms and exposed its students and teachers to online harassment a
Hundreds of millions of users’ intimate messages, tied to their locations, were publicly viewable until after the company was contacted by The Washington Post.
A fitness app provided location information to Google that placed him near a crime
Police convince the son of an arson suspect to upgrade family tracking app Life360 to find evidence that dad was at the scene of a suspicious fire.
On Sept. 11, 2019, two security experts at a company that had been hired by the state of Iowa to test the physical and network security of its judicial system were arrested while probing the security of an Iowa county…
Cybercriminals attacked Regis University last August, crippling the campus’ IT network, phones and email. Despite paying an undisclosed ransom, school officials say day-to-day operations are still affected.
Learn from Jeff Bezos’ mistake
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Alleged Hacked the Phone of World’s Richest Man Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos.
Bezos hack connected to Khashoggi murder and the Washington Post's subsequent media coverage.
Despite warnings from security researchers, the number of exposed images has risen.
This is a blog post about disclosure, specifically the difficulty with doing it in a responsible fashion as the reporter whilst also ensuring the impacted organisation behaves responsibly themselves. It's not a discussion we should be having in 2020, a time of unprecedented regulatory provisions designed to prevent precisely the
Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. But all too often, ransomware victims fail…
We obsess about school shootings. Meanwhile, our schools endure constant and dangerous cyber-attacks. Let’s talk about that.
After a deadline was missed for receiving a ransom payment, the group behind Maze Ransomware has published almost 700 MB worth of data and files stolen from security staffing firm Allied Universal. We are told this is only 10% of the total files stolen and the rest will be released if a payment is not made.
Insecure web backend and mobile app let attackers access any kids' details and parent account.
The smartwatch SMA-WATCH-M2, which works as a GPS tracker via SIM card, is designed to protect children and give parents a secure feeling. However, the much-sold children's watch from a...
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In an age where school shootings are coming commonplace, something like a student skipping class could trigger a school to go into lockdown.
ONE REASON TO AUDIT YOUR DIGITAL SHIZ, PEOPLE