Posted on Nov 30, 2022
Kids' information is more valuable than adults'. That's one reason schools are getting hacked
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It could be years before the FBI identifies the data theft of a student. In the meantime, cyber criminals have had a lot of time to abuse that person’s credit records.
That’s one of the reasons cyberattacks are up dramatically in kindergarten through 12th grade. According to the K-12 Cybersecurity Center, in 2020, 408 were reported in 377 school districts in 40 states.
Colleges and universities are also being hit hard. In November 2022, Cincinnati State had a data breach exposing information about faculty and students. The FBI is investigating.
Doug Levin is the national director of the K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX), dedicated solely to helping school districts protect themselves from emerging cybersecurity risks like ransomware, phishing and data breaches.
“And while you may think that there’s nothing valuable in student data — after all, why should I care about Johnny or Susie’s algebra grade — the fact of the matter is, what these criminals are looking for is identity information.”
That’s one of the reasons cyberattacks are up dramatically in kindergarten through 12th grade. According to the K-12 Cybersecurity Center, in 2020, 408 were reported in 377 school districts in 40 states.
Colleges and universities are also being hit hard. In November 2022, Cincinnati State had a data breach exposing information about faculty and students. The FBI is investigating.
Doug Levin is the national director of the K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX), dedicated solely to helping school districts protect themselves from emerging cybersecurity risks like ransomware, phishing and data breaches.
“And while you may think that there’s nothing valuable in student data — after all, why should I care about Johnny or Susie’s algebra grade — the fact of the matter is, what these criminals are looking for is identity information.”
Kids' information is more valuable than adults'. That's one reason schools are getting hacked
Posted from wvxu.org
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Posted 2 y ago
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Agree. Simple question to ask yourself - when's the last time a credit report for your teenager was run and when was the last time one for yourself was run?
The hard truth is that adults use their identity in an 'official' way much more often than children do. Between financial, governmental, medical, etc. most will easily do something with their identity at LEAST a dozen or so times a month. Each time it's used is a chance that something untoward with your identity will be detected.
Children on the other hand could go a long time before it's even noticed. For most, they are only used a few times a year (adding the SSN onto your taxes as a dependent, adding them onto your medical insurance, etc), so to an identity thief, the possibility that they can use an identity for a much longer time has great appeal.
The hard truth is that adults use their identity in an 'official' way much more often than children do. Between financial, governmental, medical, etc. most will easily do something with their identity at LEAST a dozen or so times a month. Each time it's used is a chance that something untoward with your identity will be detected.
Children on the other hand could go a long time before it's even noticed. For most, they are only used a few times a year (adding the SSN onto your taxes as a dependent, adding them onto your medical insurance, etc), so to an identity thief, the possibility that they can use an identity for a much longer time has great appeal.
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The Devil always works overtime! Educating those children is important, so they know what to do when these interactions occur!
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