Teacher Passwords Stolen, Grades Hacked At 3 Seattle High Schools

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.kirotv.com/education/27708043/detail.html

By kirotv.com Webstaff
April 28, 2011

SEATTLE -- Someone has stolen teacher passwords and changed grades in a 
Seattle Public Schools computer system, the district said in an email to 
teachers obtained Thursday by KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

The district's IT staff found the theft of network login passwords 
"appears to have been going on for the last few weeks, possibly longer," 
the email said, adding that "we are aware of this happening at these 
schools: Ballard, Ingraham, and Sealth. However, all schools and 
teachers are at risk."

The KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Assignment Desk got a tip about the email and 
checked with the district, which provided the memo from the Department 
of Technology Services.

The e-mail said the hackers plugged key logger devices into computer USB 
ports that capture everything entered by the keyboard.

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