"DOE Suffers Data Breach; 45K Students Affected"

The Department of Education (DOE) recently experienced a data breach incident on Saturday, June 24.  The DOE stated that the third-party file-sharing software MOVEit, which is used by the DOE to transfer documents and data internally and to vendors, including special education providers, was targeted in the incident.  While a review is still ongoing, the DOE said approximately 45,000 students, in addition to DOE staff and related service providers, were affected by the system intrusion.  Roughly 19,000 documents were accessed without authorization.  The data impacted by the breach includes Social Security numbers, employee ID numbers, and student ID numbers.  The DOE stated that it is working to determine exactly which confidential information was exposed and the impact for each affected individual.  

Queens Chronicles "DOE Suffers Data Breach; 45K Students Affected"