The University of Nottingham confirmed on Wednesday that a hacking group gained access to its student records system in a breach affecting both current students and alums. […]
Tag: student
Global Security News
Canvas attack aftermath: What risks come next?
The compromise of student data turned a cyber mom into a cyber mama bear Categories: Sophos Insights Tags: cyberattack, ShinyHunters, GOLD CRYSTAL, Canvas
AI, Global Security News
Taiwan Incident Highlights Cybersecurity Gaps in Rail Systems
A Taiwanese student experimenting with software-defined radio technology shut down three bullet trains for nearly an hour, leading to an anti-terrorism response.
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Taiwan High-Speed Rail Emergency Braking Hack: How a Student Stopped the Trains and Exposed a Major Security Gap
Taiwan high‑speed rail was disrupted after a 23‑year‑old student spoofed signals and triggered an emergency alarm, stopping four trains for nearly an hour. Taiwan high‑speed rail system, one of the most important pieces of national infrastructure, was thrown into chaos during the Qingming Festival holiday when several trains suddenly came to an unexpected halt. Experts…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
ShinyHunters’ Instructure Canvas LMS and Vimeo Breaches Impact Millions of Users
ShinyHunters breached Instructure and Vimeo, exposing millions of student and user records through direct and supply chain attacks.
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
Student hacked Taiwan high-speed rail to trigger emergency brakes
A 23-year-old university student in Taiwan was arrested for interfering with the TETRA communication system used by the country’s high-speed railway network (THSR). […]
Data Breaches, Global Security News
Infinite Campus warns of breach after ShinyHunters claims data theft
Infinite Campus, a widely used K-12 student information system, is warning customers of a data breach following an extortion attempt by a threat actor. […]
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Interesting Message Stored in Cowrie Logs, (Wed, Mar 18th)
This activity was found and reported by BACS student Adam Thorman as part of one of his assignments which I posted his final paper [1] last week. This activity appeared to only have occurred on the 19 Feb 2026 where at least 2 sensors detected on the same day by DShield sensor in the cowrie logs…