School system hack raises data leak concerns at several Taichung schools in Taiwan
The operator of the ischool school administration system used by several high schools in Taichung, Taiwan, discovered an unauthorized intrusion on November 5, 2026, raising concerns about the exposure of personal information, including the names and contact details of students, 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 student enrollment records, while whether personal information was leaked and the number of people affected remain unconfirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- ischool
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-11-05
- Scale of damage
- Possible exposure of personal information, including names and contact details, of students, parents, and staff at several Taichung high 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 apologized 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 student enrollment records had not been tampered with.
- Suspicions of intrusions into the ischool school administration system at several high schools and concerns over leaks of students’ and parents’ personal information continued.
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