Critical WordPress e-Learning Plugin Bugs Open Door to Cheating

The flaws in LearnPress, LearnDash and LifterLMS could have allowed unauthenticated students to change their grades, cheat on tests and gain teacher privileges. Continue reading Critical WordPress e-Learning Plugin Bugs Open Door to Cheating

Two-year study finds later school start times improve student sleep

Over half of US teenagers sleep less than seven hours each night, and there is increasing evidence these adolescent sleep deficits affect everything from general health to academic performance. A new study, led by researchers from the University of Min… Continue reading Two-year study finds later school start times improve student sleep

COVID-19 school closures: How long can they last, and what comes next?

As governments around the globe deploy a variety of different lockdown strategies to try to contain the spread of COVID-19, one of the most divisive issues is whether or not widespread school closures are a good idea. Unlike other social interventions,… Continue reading COVID-19 school closures: How long can they last, and what comes next?

MakerBot Targets Schools With Rebranded Printers

MakerBot was poised to be one of the greatest success stories of the open source hardware movement. Founded on the shared knowledge of the RepRap community, they created the first practical desktop 3D printer aimed at consumers over a decade ago. But today, after being bought out by Stratasys and …read more

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Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 120

Back to School: Education Through Security No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks. We can all remember singing this as we skipped out of school on the last day of the school year. Some of us had more specific things we sang… Continue reading Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 120

Police Recovered $300K Stolen in Spotslyvania Schools Phishing Attack

Police recovered over $300,000 stolen by phishers from Spotslyvania County Public Schools in Spotslyvania County, Virginia. On 15 August, Virginia State Police announced that it had reclaimed over half the amount of money stolen in a phishing attack ag… Continue reading Police Recovered $300K Stolen in Spotslyvania Schools Phishing Attack

School’s In Session With Arduboy Curriculum

It’s hard not to be impressed by the Arduboy. In just a few short years, [Kevin Bates] went from proof of concept to a successful commercial product without compromising on his original open source goals. Today, anyone can develop a game for the Arduboy and have it distributed to owners …read more

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2 students arrested for disrupting school WiFi to skip exam

By Waqas
Two 14-year old 9th graders have been arrested by the police for disrupting the WiFi system of their school, Secaucus High School, Hudson County in March. According to reports, the students used an especially designed app to make the connectio… Continue reading 2 students arrested for disrupting school WiFi to skip exam