Thousands of students, school staff members targeted by cyberattack

Long Beach says sensitive info, including SSNs, may have been accessed in 2023 cyberattack

Some Long Beach residents may have had sensitive personal information leaked as a result of a cyberattack against the city in 2023, according to a recent announcement. After Long Beach was hit with a cyberattack in November 2023, most of the city’s systems were briefly taken offline and replaced with a stripped back version of the government website, longbeach.gov. In response, the City Council approved an emergency proclamation aimed at helping…

Nationwide hacking of students’ private photos reaches CSU East Bay

Detailed in a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in Alameda County, a widening scandal involving the alleged violation of students’ privacy by former University of Michigan football co-offensive coordinator Mike Weiss has enveloped California State University, East Bay. The suit alleges that CSU East Bay failed to protect its students from Weiss’s reported hacking of the private data of more than 150,000 student-athletes across the country, including…

NC college students say they're victims of coach's massive cyber hack

Former student-athletes from North Carolina are suing a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant coach accused of orchestrating a massive cyber hack. Matthew Weiss faces 24 federal charges for allegedly stealing intimate photos and videos from student accounts nationwide.

Why K-12 schools are ripe for cyberattacks, in light of BCPS data breach

Thousands of employees and about 1,000 students in Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) had their personal data compromised in a cyberattack. That announcement came from the school system yesterday, after a security breach back in February.Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting institutions like schools and government agencies. The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office is also investigating a cybersecurity incident that happened last month…

Baltimore schools cyberattack compromised staff and student data

A cybersecurity breach at Baltimore City Public Schools compromised information on former staff, over half of current school employees and over 1,000 students.

Thousands of students, school staff members targeted by cyberattack

A cyberattack at City Schools stole sensitive personal information of thousands of students and district employees, 11 News Investigates has learned.