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West Seneca School District notifying 1,800 employees
From: rchick <rchicker () etiolated org>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:30:27 -0400
http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/321395.html Several current and former Williamsville North High School students are believed to have broken into the school district's computer system last month and copied secure files that included the personal information and Social Security numbers of school employees, authorities say. This computer breach marks the third time in the past month that students have gained unauthorized access to sensitive information in area school districts. Students in the Grand Island and West Seneca districts have been charged with unauthorized computer use. "From talking with staff and from talking with students involved, we know these students gained access to personal information regarding employees of the school district," Amherst Police Chief John Askey said. The students, Askey said, overrode the security defenses of a classroom computer at Williamsville North and went trolling for information. "They actively attacked the system — subverted those security procedures and precautions," he said. He added that several of the hackers are considered "very bright kids" and good students with no lengthy disciplinary records. The extent of the security breach remains unknown because police are required to have computer evidence extracted by the Western New York Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory, Askey said, which might take several weeks. But he added that police know the students may have accessed personal staff data. This prompted Superintendent Howard S. Smith to send a letter this week to the district's 1,800 employees, asking them to notify Amherst police if they uncover any suspicious credit card or banking activity. [...]
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