Cybercriminals Are Attacking Networks Using Cloud Storage Services

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Dropbox says hackers stole code and some API keys from 130 GitHub repositories via a phishing campaign, but its core apps and infrastructure were unaffected  —  Dropbox disclosed a security breach after threat actors stole 130 code repositories after gaining access to one of its GitHub …

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Researchers say the Lapsus$ hackers’ success reveals how many weaknesses in organizations weren’t immediately useful to state-backed actors or cybercriminals  —  The fun-loving cybercriminals blamed for breaches of Uber and Rockstar are exposing weaknesses in ways others aren’t.

Kyle Barr / Gizmodo:
Malwarebytes: four malicious Android apps from developer Mobile apps Group, which has deployed malware before, remain on Google Play with millions of downloads  —  Google is still failing to catch malicious apps from being listed on its app store, but it seems that some developers …

Every school district has data storage needs, and student records are just the beginning. IT systems demand storage as well: Internet logs, security events, building systems, security cameras and more all require storage.
No matter the storage option, having storage is the easy part of the data management problem. The challenge is making use of the data once you have it. In addition to storing data for school districts, data warehouses and data lakes help make data useful.
There are a few key differences between data warehouses and data lakes. Here’s what K–12 IT leaders should consider when…

Along with a rise in ransomware attacks and phishing scams, school districts are facing a new threat: distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. These cyberthreats halt districts’ ability to perform functions online by flooding the target systems with a high volume of requests simultaneously. In an age where schools rely on the internet for everything from teaching and attendance taking to managing school lunches, these shutdowns can cause major disruptions.
While in some instances the disruption is perpetrated by professional threat actors, schools are increasingly finding their own …