Baltimore City Public Schools breach exposes data of more than 31,000 people
A network intrusion at Baltimore City Public Schools in February 2025 affected the data of more than 31,000 people, including staff and pupils. The exposed data included Social Security numbers, ID information and some pupil-related records. The school system strengthened its cyber security, and a possible link between the attack and Cloak ransomware was raised.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Baltimore City Public Schools
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Data of more than 31,000 people, including staff and pupils
- Cause / method
- Data breach caused by a network intrusion in February
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNational ID numberID document copy
Timeline
- Following a ransomware attack in February, it emerged that data of thousands of pupils and teachers had been exposed.
- Strengthened cyber security measures following the data breach and the emergence of further victims were reported.
- The breach was confirmed to affect more than 31,000 people, including staff and pupils, and to include Social Security numbers and ID information.
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