School system hack raises data leak concerns at several Taichung schools in Taiwan
The operator of the ischool school administration system used by several secondary schools in Taichung, Taiwan, discovered an unauthorised intrusion on 5 November 2026, raising concerns about the exposure of personal information, including the names and contact details of pupils, parents and school staff. The operator blocked the intrusion route, strengthened the system, commissioned an investigation by an external security firm and reported the incident to police. Initial checks found no signs of tampering with grades or pupil enrolment records, while whether personal information was leaked and the number of people affected remain unconfirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- ischool
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-11-05
- Scale of damage
- Possible exposure of personal information, including names and contact details, of pupils, parents and staff at several Taichung secondary schools. Whether a leak occurred and the number of people affected remain unconfirmed.
- Cause / method
- Suspected hacking of the ischool school administration system
- Location
- Taiwan
Timeline
- The school apologised for the hacking of the school administration system and the leak of parents’ personal information, and began recovery work with information security experts.
- Concerns about breaches of school administration systems spread across several Taichung schools, while the Education Bureau stated that grades and pupil enrolment records had not been tampered with.
- Suspicions of intrusions into the ischool school administration system at several secondary schools and concerns over leaks of pupils’ and parents’ personal information continued.
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