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Unauthorized Access to Confidential Data at Catholic School

A Catholic school board has taken action after learning a young hacker in accessed confidential records, including provincial test scores. John Mackle, education director at the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board, said the Grade 8 pupil at St. Anne's School in Peterborough's north end found his way -- via his laptop, a piece of downloaded software and the board's internal network -- into a board file server containing provincewide test results.. "To be honest, I don't know that he would have understood what he was seeing," Mackle said. "The information that he was able to see wouldn't have made a lot of sense to him." Mackle said the incident occurred when the server in question, which isn't located at the school, was turned back on after undergoing a service upgrade. The link for this article located at Toronto Sun is no longer available. . 'To be honest, I don't know that he would have understood what he was seeing,' Mackle said. 'The inf. catholic, school, board, taken, action, learning, young, hacker, accessed, confidential. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Jan 11, 2011 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks
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Students Bypassing School Internet Security Through Proxy Servers

Many young people are using 'proxy servers' to get round their schools' internet security systems. The free services offer instant access to banned websites, including online games and social networking. Figures suggest the use of proxies has risen sharply in recent years. Security experts are warning that pupils who log on put themselves at risk of cyber crime. . It sounds like an obscure, techy area of computing that only geeks would know about. But when we asked pupils in one secondary school classroom who had heard of proxy servers, every hand went up. These 'secret tunnels' to the internet are a way of life for teenagers across the UK. As schools employ increasingly sophisticated software to stop them accessing 'non-educational' websites, the proxies offer a quick, easy way to bypass those restrictions. . Numerous students evade educational network restrictions via VPNs, endangering themselves with online threats and unsuitable material.. Bypass Internet Restrictions, Proxy Server Risks, Cyber Safety for Students. . Anthony Pell

Calendar%202 Dec 23, 2009 User Avatar Anthony Pell Network Security
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Mission San Jose: Grade Changes By Hacking Leads To Student Suspensions

Six students at Fremont's Mission San Jose High School have been suspended for hacking into the school's computer and changing some of their first-semester grades. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, but the school believes all the students involved have been caught, Principal Stuart Kew said Thursday night. . . .. Six students at Fremont's Mission San Jose High School have been suspended for hacking into the school's computer and changing some of their first-semester grades. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, but the school believes all the students involved have been caught, Principal Stuart Kew said Thursday night. Kew said the software program the students used to break into the school's records is ``readily available on the Internet' and that the school is working with the Fremont Unified School District's management information systems officials to install new safeguards. The link for this article located at Silicon Valley is no longer available. . Seven pupils expelled for altering scores at Fremont's Mission San Jose Academy; inquiry remains active.. Grade Manipulation, School Security, Computer Breach, Cybersecurity Risks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Mar 10, 2003 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks
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