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Comment · 6 years ago
Parents/students do not have a private right of action under applicable federal law (FERPA). The US Dept of Education could theoretically hold the school district to account, but that would be extraordinary (speaking of the current context, but also historically).
Comment · 6 years ago
I track US public school cybersecurity incidents and this represents a change in tack for ransomware attackers vis-a-vis schools. Clark County (Las Vegas) is only 1 of 3 school districts since the start of the school year compromised with ransomware alongside the exfilitration of student/employee data. The others include Fairfax County (VA) and Haywood County (NC). Overall, I count 35 instances of ransomware (K-12 districts) for all of 2020; 15 of those publicly disclosed since August 1, 2020.
https://k12cybersecure.com/map
PS The latest incident, with commentary from the district superintendent: "Got to work this morning, powered up my computer and the first message I got was you’ve been encrypted. Basically, you know, the same old thing…you’ll have to pay us in bitcoin, we’re holding your data ransom, you need to contact this email address."
https://www.kalb.com/2020/10/02/cyber-incident-affects-avoye...
Comment · 7 years ago
Today Show piece available here: https://www.today.com/video/inside-the-facial-recognition-te...
Comment · 7 years ago
They left Wi-Fi enabled on their cell phones, which automatically connected to the school network when within range. IT staff then associated the log-ins with individual students - allowing them to be identified and caught. Original article (via Washington Post): "A black principal, four white teens and the ‘senior prank’ that became a hate crime"
URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/local/teen-graf...