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Cyber-attacks on US education sector expose student and staff data

First reported · Last reported · 2 related reports

A nationwide cyber-attack across the US exposed the data of thousands of students in Minnesota. In Alaska, thousands of students and staff were also affected by data breaches. Cherokee County education officials discussed a new data breach issue at a meeting.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Being confirmed
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Data of thousands of students in Minnesota and thousands of students and staff in Alaska
Cause / method
Cyber-attack
Location
United States

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Timeline

  1. It emerged that a nationwide US cyber-attack had exposed the data of thousands of Minnesota students.
  2. It emerged that thousands of students and staff in Alaska had been affected by a data breach.
  3. It emerged that Cherokee County education officials had discussed a data breach issue at a meeting.

Also affected by this incident

2 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.