Phishing emails to employees at several school districts in Monterey County, California, have exposed Social Security numbers and medical records.

The district's superintendent has notified parents of students at Orchard Views High School that some academic data had been accessed and changed.

A spreadsheet mistakenly sent to 297 new students contains personal and academic information of every applicant to the school's fall master's program.

Commentary: The new law fills a longstanding policy gap for colleges and universities everywhere, says security consultant Joanna Lyn Grama.

The school district says it has identified a possible culprit and a criminal investigation is underway.

Cyberthieves stole money from 21 college savings accounts — an incident State Treasurer Denise Nappier has called "unsettling."

The breach, which was discovered by a student, included private employee information and details from student financial aid applications.

Higher ed IT professionals say they alert the student body about data breaches, but students say that information is not communicated to them.

Northside Independent School District in San Antonio has hired a computer forensics team to investigate the attack that occurred last summer.