"Sweetwater UHSD Data Breach Compromises Student, Staff Info"

Sweetwater Union High School District recently announced that the personal information of students, families, and current and former employees was compromised in a February data breach.  Between Feb. 11 and 12, an unauthorized person gained access to the district's computer network and took files that contained the personal information of an unknown number of people, including employees' dependents.  The district, which serves about 36,000 middle and high school students, initially would not say whether there had been a cybersecurity attack.  The district has not said how many people were potentially affected by the incident and has not publicly announced what information was compromised.  Employees and parents began receiving letters last week from the district informing them about the breach.  In one letter received by a teacher, it said that an unauthorized person gained access to files that included their name and Social Security number.  The district said it is offering a one-year credit monitoring and identity theft protection service via a third party to those affected.

Goverment Technology reports: "Sweetwater UHSD Data Breach Compromises Student, Staff Info"