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Net Gain Edtech

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Frequency: 1 episode/1d. Total Eps: 28

A 5 minute newscast every business day summarizing the day's most important edtech technology, policy and vendor developments. Tailored for K-12 district leaders.

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Hijacked K‑12 Logins Used to Phish Staff at Other Districts

Episode 27

Thursday, October 29, 2026 • Duration 06:04

The U.S. Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center says 800 K‑12 school organizations had staff credentials circulating on dark web marketplaces last school year, out of 6,000 member districts. Attackers aren't just logging in with stolen credentials - they're using one hijacked district email account to phish that account's contacts at other districts, with some attackers impersonating superintendents to commit fraud.

Some of the largest U.S. school districts are telling the Federal Communications Commission that its E-Rate review should stay focused on connectivity, not classroom screen-time policy. A coalition of 105 bipartisan state legislators sent the FCC a letter warning the Commission's proposal overreaches beyond its historic focus on connectivity. Reply comments are due Thursday, November 12.

In New York City, about two dozen students, teachers and advocates protested ahead of the Panel for Educational Policy's monthly meeting, demanding the city's AI pilot for high schoolers be canceled and the current 2K-through-eighth-grade AI moratorium extended to high schools.

Long Beach Unified School District has opened surveys on how technology affects student learning, concentration, privacy and well-being, open through Friday, November 6, following student protests over AI's effect on independent thinking.

Stories & links:

1. "Stolen Logins Spread Attacks Between K‑12 Districts" — https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/29/cis-k-12-cybersecurity/

2. "Big Districts Tell FCC: Keep E-Rate Out of Screen-Time Fight" — https://marketbrief.edweek.org/regulation-policy/fcc-public-comments-show-broad-support-for-e-rate-divide-over-regulating-screen-time/2026/10

3. "105 State Lawmakers Urge FCC to Preserve E-Rate" — https://www.benton.org/blog/state-legislators-ask-fcc-preserve-and-strengthen-e-rate

4. "NYC Advocates Demand AI Pilot Moratorium Extend to High Schools" — https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2026/10/29/advocates-call-for-ai-moratorium-to-extend-to-new-york-high-schools

5. "Long Beach Unified Surveys Families on AI and Screen Time" — https://patch.com/california/longbeach-ca/long-beach-schools-ask-families-weigh-ai-classrooms

Brought to you by the Edsby student success platform for K-12.

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Court Keeps Bain Capital in PowerSchool Breach Suit Alive

Episode 26

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 • Duration 06:08

A U.S. federal court has denied motions to dismiss major claims against PowerSchool and its owner, private equity firm Bain Capital, in the multi-district class action over the December 2024 data breach that exposed records of an estimated 50 million students and teachers. The court found Bain Capital exerts operational control over PowerSchool's cybersecurity decisions and allowed claims under strict medical confidentiality laws to proceed.

Federal investigators now believe a known ransomware gang was behind the cyberattack that shut down Springfield Public Schools' network in Massachusetts, according to a Sept. 30 report the district submitted to the state. The breach knocked out email, phone and vital records for the district's 24,000 students, and stolen data later appeared on the dark web.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed what her office calls the nation's strongest AI safety law for kids, restricting commercial AI chatbots that mimic humans, build emotional dependency, or encourage self-harm, along with rules for internet-connected baby monitors. The chatbot law takes effect January 1, 2027.

A new report surveying 426 technology leaders finds that 66% of districts whose daily operations were disrupted by cyberattacks employ only one or two dedicated cybersecurity staff members, underscoring the staffing gap behind incidents like Springfield and PowerSchool.

Stories & links:

"Court Keeps Bain Capital in PowerSchool Breach Suit" — https://databreaches.net/2026/10/28/court-denies-motions-to-dismiss-in-powerschool-data-breach-litigation/

"Feds Tie Springfield Schools Attack to Interlock Gang" — https://www.govtech.com/education/k-12/federal-report-pins-springfield-schools-cyber-attack-on-hacker-group

"Hochul Signs Nation-Leading AI Chatbot Safety Law for Kids" —

Oneonta Data Theft Claimed as Frontline Mails Breach Notices

Episode 25

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 • Duration 05:01

A hacker group calling itself Shiba claimed credit today for the ransomware attack on New York's Oneonta City School District, sending breach claims to media outlets the same day students returned to class after a two-day closure. Superintendent Thomas Brindley has not confirmed what data was affected, and the full scope remains unknown.

Frontline Education, whose administration software handles payroll and HR for schools nationwide, has begun mailing formal breach notification letters tied to its August cyberattack. Exposed data can include Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, passports, Medicaid IDs and student IDs; Killeen Independent School District in Texas now reports roughly 45,000 potentially affected individuals, adding to previously disclosed impacts at Methuen Public Schools and Greenwood School District.

In Ohio, the Hamilton City Schools board advanced new policy language restricting AI-enabled wearable cameras and transcription devices on school property, while reaffirming vendor limits on accessing location, audio, video and student activity data and requiring contracts to specify data destruction after termination.

Stories & links:

1. "Shiba Ransomware Claims Oneonta Student Data Theft" — link

2. "Frontline Education Begins Breach Notification Mailings" — link

3. "Frontline Breach Fallout Spreads Across States" — link

4. "Hamilton City Schools Advances AI Recording-Device Policy" — link

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Richmond's Chromebook Workaround as Qilin Claims Burnaby Breach

Episode 24

Monday, October 26, 2026 • Duration 05:26

Richmond Public Schools has routed around its ransomware-disabled network, deploying Chromebooks to every teacher so they can reach district platforms via a secure alternative network, five days after an attack knocked out internet, phone and email at all 53 schools. Wednesday becomes a student-free workday, and free credit monitoring is being offered to staff, students and families.

The Qilin ransomware group has claimed credit for last month's data theft at Burnaby School District in British Columbia, according to Ransomware.live, which also says Qilin claimed the Richmond Public Schools outage. Burnaby had said stolen files may include students' and parents' contact details, birthdates and bus routing information.

New reporting shows artificial intelligence looming large in Maryland's school board elections, where more than 135 candidates are running for 24 boards that must implement the state's Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act, with a Local News Network survey finding many candidates hesitant about the technology.

Stories & links:

1. "Richmond Schools Build Chromebook Workaround After Ransomware Attack" — https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/rps-chromebooks-secure-network/

2. "Qilin Claims Credit for Burnaby School District Breach" — https://www.ransomware.live/id/QnVybmFieSBTY2hvb2xzIC0gU2Nob29sIERpc3RyaWN0IDQxQHFpbGlu

3. "Maryland School Board Candidates Weigh In On AI" — https://marylandmatters.org/2026/10/26/school-board-candidates-view-ai-with-trepidation

4. "Brazil Election Shock Sinks Education Stocks" — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/brazil-stocks-neoclouds-selloff.html

Oneonta Schools Closed by Ransomware, UK Pushes AI Rules

Episode 23

Friday, October 23, 2026 • Duration 06:08

Oneonta City School District in New York closed schools today and will stay closed Monday after what was first reported as a tech glitch was confirmed as a ransomware attack; Superintendent Thomas Brindley says the scope of compromised data is still unknown as a third-party security firm investigates, with the district's 1,700 students expected back Tuesday.

In the UK, education campaigners are pressing the Department for Education to stand up a rapid-response AI unit by November 1st and mandate that every school have an approved AI strategy by September 2027; the DfE's response cited existing curriculum and tutoring initiatives but stopped short of committing to a taskforce or mandate.

Highland Council members in Scotland are pushing to review and scale back 1-to-1 student laptops, citing harm to handwriting and teaching, echoing warnings from over 150 UK medical professionals and Sweden's recent return to physical textbooks.

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, the agency's lone Democrat, called plans to sunset E-Rate 'misguided' after visiting Bedford School District to see the program's role in classroom and safety infrastructure; reply comments in the FCC's review remain open until November 12th.

Stories & links:

"Ransomware Closes Oneonta City Schools" — https://www.wbng.com/2026/10/23/oneonta-city-school-district-closes-following-cybersecurity-attack/

"UK Campaigners Press DfE on AI Rapid-Response Unit" — https://www.nuze.com/article/ai-is-already-in-britains-classrooms-the-rules-the-evidence-16a4dc

"Councillors warn against devices replacing teaching" — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm3694ywkg0wo

"FCC's Gomez Calls E-Rate Sunset 'Misguided'" —

Richmond Schools Can't Confirm Data Theft After Ransomware Hit

Episode 22

Thursday, October 22, 2026 • Duration 05:07

Richmond Public Schools shut down its network after a ransomware attack left ransom notes on staff laptops; the district still cannot confirm whether attackers actually stole data on its 22,000 students or merely encrypted files, despite threats to leak it.

A federal judge in Florida let a data-breach lawsuit against test-prep giant Kaplan proceed to trial, ruling that taking a district's money creates a legal duty to protect its data; about 1.4 million people were allegedly affected.

Wisconsin's Adams-Friendship Area School District may have lost about $92,000 after its business manager processed a fraudulent third-party payment request, as the state reports a 200% jump in cybersecurity incidents.

Stories & links:

1. "Ransom Notes Shut Down Richmond Schools' Network" — https://cybernews.com/news/richmond-schools-ransomware-attack-ransom-note/

2. "Judge Lets Trimmed Kaplan Breach Suit Proceed" — https://natlawreview.com/article/when-education-customers-data-exposed-which-claims-stick

3. "Wisconsin District Loses $92K to Cyber Fraud" — https://hoodline.com/2026/10/rural-wisconsin-school-district-loses-92-000-in-cyberattack-manager-put-on-leave/

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