CDP Institute

New York City’s Department of Education has asked the NY police department and FBI to investigate the hack of a widely-used online grading system owned by Illuminate Education that resulted in the exposure of 820,000 of the city’s students. Families are being notified about the extent of the breach, which included biographic, economic and academic information as well as sensitive information on who receives disability services. Questions being posed of whether encryption levels met state compliance guidelines.

At a time when socially conscious marketing is rewarded by consumer loyalty, it’s no wonder the newly-launched, Gated has already raised $3.3 million in seed funding. Go Gated!

The site displays messages telling search users there are only a few seats left– even if that’s not the case.

Now, on its 9th installment, the ACM has levied €45 million (of a maximum €50 million) in fines against Apple, payable if its demands are not met.