Sponsored Rising cybersecurity threats target U.S. higher education institutions By understanding who, where and how attackers are targeting universities and colleges, and taking a human-centric approach, officials can better safeguard their sensitive data. Oct 14, 2024 By Scoop News Group
(Chesnot / Getty Images) Rising Google storage costs curb ‘email for life’ promises Lifelong email access for students could come to an end at many higher education institutions using Google's G Suite for Education. Jul 26, 2023 By EdScoop Staff
(Getty Images) Northeastern U. law school blames ‘technical error’ for accidental admissions emails The Northeastern University School of Law accidentally sent 4,000 erroneous acceptance letters, including to more than 200 current applicants. Oct 6, 2022 By EdScoop Staff
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. (Getty Images) School’s back, and so are scammers, NYS warns students College students are prime targets for online scammers and other criminals, New York State officials said in a consumer alert. Aug 12, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) UMass hires digital forensics firm to investigate racist emails Officials are trying to determine the source of a string of virulently racist messages that were sent to members of Black-led student organizations. Sep 30, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Texas K-12 district loses $2.3 million in email scam Manor Independent School District, which disclosed the theft last week, says it's following several "strong leads" alongside the FBI and local police. Jan 13, 2020 By Betsy Foresman
(Getty Images) Mass email exposes personal data of Georgia Tech students, again After a similar incident last year and a major data breach in April, the university's "emergency response team" is now instating "corrective action." Nov 8, 2019 By Colin Wood
Getty Images Student data exposed in U. Pittsburgh email attachment Students who received the personal data were asked to delete it and empty the trash can folder in their email client. Oct 7, 2019 By Betsy Foresman
Getty Images Florida high school student sends vulgar memo to entire school after email ‘hack’ School administrators are now investigating how he managed to send an obscene email to all students, staff and faculty. May 13, 2019 By Betsy Foresman
Getty Images Dartmouth addresses email security concerns with two-factor authentication rollout The college plans to secure user accounts with 2FA from the security company, Duo. Apr 11, 2019 By Betsy Foresman
