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Moorhead School District Responds To Data Breach

Thousands of schools across the country were exposed to a data breach leaking students' information from 2007 to 2016.
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Current and former students and parents were sent an unexpected email within the Moorhead School District. Thousands of schools across the country were exposed to a data breach leaking students’ information from 2007 to 2016. Hackers were able to access students’ first and last names and their date of birth. We spoke to staff from the district…
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Hacker Demanding Ransom from Minnesota-Based Fertility Clinic

They say there is no evidence that the compromised information has been misused
TJ Nelson,

  EDINA, Minn. — A hacker is demanding a ransom after accessing the personal information of thousands of patients at a Minnesota fertility clinic. CCRM, the company that runs the facility in Edina, says nearly 3,300 patients of the clinic have been “potentially affected.” The company notified patients after discovering in October that its computer server had been hit by…