British teenager George Duke-Cohan has been jailed for three years for making hoax bomb threats that closed hundreds of schools up and down the UK.
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School district fails to reclaim $120,000 wired by bank to scammer
A school district in Indiana which had $120,000 transferred from its bank account after its email account was hacked, has failed in an attempt to reclaim the cash.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Chinese headmaster fired after setting up his own secret cryptomining rig at school
A Chinese headmaster has lost his job after it was discovered he was stealing the school’s electricity to power a secret cryptocurrency-mining rig.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Police arrest teens in connection with spammed out school bomb threats
Hundreds of British schools and colleges reported receiving bomb threats via email, and sent pupils home.
Modern-day ‘Ferris Bueller’ hacks school, changes grades, applies to Ivy League colleges
What’s a lad to do if his school grades just aren’t up to snuff, and it looks like his dreams of ever getting to a prestigious Ivy League college are in tatters?
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Schools warned about cold-calling ransomware attacks
Ransomware attackers are phoning up potential victims in attempt to increase the chances of successful infection.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Beware #BringBackOurGirls email scammers
Scammers are exploiting the kidnapping of more than 200 innocent schoolgirls in Nigeria in an attempt to defraud internet users.
Students’ personal data exposed after USB drive stolen
Read more in my article at Naked Security.
Eighth grade “hacker” sues school district
Read more in my article at Naked Security.
