Vanderbilt University hit in BYOD ransomware attack, data theft claimed
Users must shut down university devices and leave university Wi-Fi; Vanderbilt has not confirmed encryption or stolen data.
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York University breach exposes 19 years of student health and financial data
Archived webform submissions from 2007 through October 2026 were taken across 14 faculties, and no group has claimed the attack.
Agent steals OpenAI and DeepSeek keys and 5,132 student records
VECERT says the operator used 1,438 FOFA accounts to find exposed secrets and run a campus-card fraud bot.
California warns students after ETS contractor breach copies school data
Hackers copied records via an ETS file-transfer site from May 22 to September 18; the state is notifying families through November.
Compromised ETS login copied California student records
Access ran from May 22 to September 18, 2026, and the files did not include SSNs or payment data.
ETS breach exposes data on millions of California students
Stolen SFTP logins were used between May 22 and September 18; Social Security numbers and financial data were not included.
Hack exposes data on millions of California students
A compromised Educational Testing Service login exposed personal data on 7 million California public-school students.
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Microsoft Commits to Sweeping AI Privacy Rules for Students. Will Other Tech Giants Follow?
Microsoft signed legally binding AI privacy and safety standards for schools with the American Federation of Teachers, effective November 1.
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Microsoft has new AI privacy rules for schools
Microsoft agreed to enforceable AI safety and privacy principles with the AFT and UFT after New York City and Los Angeles imposed one-year bans on student-facing AI.