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By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Once again, it looks like criminals have found a treasure trove in unsecured data maintained by schools. The victims? This time it was not the students’ confidential information that was stolen, rather the personal private information of staff and employees. As discussed here, the exploitation […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Did you hear about the data breach of information stored at the Alaska Office of Children’s Services today? The state divulged that personal information of “individuals who have interacted with the Alaska Office of Children’s Services” was accessed. The fourfold purpose of the Children’s Services […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Yesterday, WannaCry threatened to impact the global internet infrastructure. In May, computer security experts warned of the second biggest ransomware attacks, ever. [WP, headline, May 14]. Other articles you may find of interest Post- Hack to prove enrollment Post- Cyber scammers target schools Post- Botnet grade […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Schools and universities are increasingly falling victim to fraud. In England, office receptionists answered calls from individuals asking for emails and phone numbers of administrators responsible for making key decisions. These scammers made the calls under the pretext that the contact information was needed by the […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA,MA Educational Psychology Talk to any one of the 21 million federal workers or contractors impacted by the hacking incident exposing personal records for potential criminal or national security activities and you’ll receive a collective sigh. However, did you know that the records of more than 75.2 million students and […]
This blog is curated to serve as a resource for the exploration of fraud, computer-assisted and data related crime in the education sector. Taxpayers invest $603.7 billion for public education annually. Venture capitalists contribute almost $2.0 billion forecasting significant investment gains each year. These funds support 100,000 schools and 7,200 colleges in the education of […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Even though children and teens may be easily exploited through phishing, parents receive persuasive information from academia touting the benefits of internet use. For instance, some researchers suggest that the internet use can enhance the academic performance of children who are slow to progress academically and […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology In August 2016, A data breach exposing the personal confidential information of 23,000 current, former students and staff occurred in the largest school district in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to the harm caused to the victims, this information is noteworthy because the incident was not […]
