"Personal Data of 820,000 NYC Students Exposed"

A widely used online grading and attendance system has been hacked, causing what could be the largest ever exposure of students’ personal data in American history.  Adversaries broke into the IT systems of Illuminate Education in January, gaining access to a database containing the personal data of around 820,000 current and former New York City public school students.  Illuminate Education is a taxpayer-funded software company based in California.  Illuminate Education created the popular IO Classroom, Skedula, and PupilPath platforms used by New York City’s Department of Education to track grades and attendance.  Data compromised in the incident included students’ names, birthdates, ethnicities, home languages, and student ID numbers.  The Department said that the attackers had exfiltrated class and teacher schedules and data regarding which students received free lunches or special education services.

Infosecurity reports: "Personal Data of 820,000 NYC Students Exposed"