Hackers accessed significant personal student and alumni data, including financial and personal details, from the University of Nottingham's Campus Solutions system. The university is investigating with regulatory bodies and has contacted affected individuals.
A stolen delivery van carrying NAPLAN tests has resulted in a data breach affecting approximately 70 primary school students in Melbourne. The tests, containing names, dates of birth, and writing samples, remain missing.
The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee demands Instructure's CEO testify over the company's response to two cyberattacks that stole millions of students' personal data worldwide.
Chris Gray, who sold his Shark Tank-backed scholarship search startup Scholly to Sallie Mae in 2023, is suing the student loan giant for wrongful termination. Gray alleges Sallie Mae laid off his co-founders, fired him after he raised concerns about data privacy, and is selling user data—including personal info on minors—through a subsidiary called SLM Education Services (Sallie.com). Gray claims he believed Sallie Mae, as a federally regulated bank, would be prohibited from selling user data. Sallie Mae called the allegations 'without merit.'
