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Alabama State Department of Education suffered a data breach following a blocked attack

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Alabama’s education superintendent disclosed a data breach following a hacking attempt on the Alabama State Department of Education. Superintendent Eric Mackey, who disclosed the attack, said they are working to determine the exact scope of the data breach.

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Online education site EduCBA discloses data breach and reset customers? pwds

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The online education portal EduCBA discloses a data breach and is resetting customers’ passwords in response to the incident. Online education website EduCBA discloses a data breach, it has started notifying customers that in response to the incident it is resetting their passwords. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

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The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach.

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National Student Clearinghouse data breach impacted approximately 900 US schools

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educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse disclosed a data breach that impacted approximately 900 US schools. The security breach resulted from a cyber attack exploiting a vulnerability in the MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT).-

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Chegg discloses the third data breach in the last two years

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The American education technology firm Chegg discloses a security breach, it already sent notifications to its employees. The US education technology company Chegg discloses a security breach that took place in early April, the firm already sent notifications to its employees. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Most Common Causes of Data Breach and How to Prevent It

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Which are the most common causes of a Data Breach and how to prevent It? Data breaches are highly damaging and equally embarrassing for businesses and consumers. If you look at Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, you can find some of the most common causes of data breaches.

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Meal delivery service Home Chef discloses data breach

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Meal delivery service Home Chef has confirmed that it recently suffered a security breach that exposed its customer information. Meal delivery service Home Chef has disclosed a data breach that exposed its customer information. The post Meal delivery service Home Chef discloses data breach appeared first on Security Affairs.