US education software breach exposes data on 1.3 million people
A vulnerability in third-party software was exploited at a US education administration software company, exposing personal information on more than 1.3 million students and staff. The attacker gained access on 14 August 2026, and the stolen information included Social Security numbers, dates of birth, identification document numbers and health insurance information.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-08-14
- Scale of damage
- Personal information on more than 1.3 million students and staff
- Cause / method
- Exploitation of a vulnerability in third-party software
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataDate of birthHealth & medical data
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Timeline
- The attacker gained access by exploiting a vulnerability in third-party software.
- San Antonio Independent School District warned employees about a data breach at a supplier.
- It emerged that the breach exposed personal information on more than 1.3 million students and staff.
Also affected by this incident
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