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Parents/students do not have a private right of action under applicable federal law (FERPA). The US Dept of Education could theoretically hold the school district to account, but t…

I track US public school cybersecurity incidents and this represents a change in tack for ransomware attackers vis-a-vis schools. Clark County (Las Vegas) is only 1 of 3 school dis…

Today Show piece available here: https://www.today.com/video/inside-the-facial-recognition-te...

They left Wi-Fi enabled on their cell phones, which automatically connected to the school network when within range. IT staff then associated the log-ins with individual students -…

Related: "Florida Plan for a Huge Database to Stop School Shootings Hits Delays, Legal Questions" https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/05/30/florida-plan-f...

Best example I am aware of is from Penn Manor SD in PA, but others exist. [1] https://opensource.com/education/14/9/interview-charlie-reis... [2] https://lancasteronline.com/opinio…

They boys are clearly tech-savvy to a degree (they build their own PCs, mined crypto, understood Windows user permissions, etc.), but I seriously doubt that they would or could hav…

Other students tipped off school administrators when a network filtering bypass devised by one of the two boys went viral across the district.