New York state officials have launched an investigation into a data breach involving a widely used digital education software platform that exposed protected, personal information for more than 1 million school-age children. The breach occurred after an attacker accessed systems operated by Illuminate Education, a software platform designed for K-12 school districts. The company says its tools are used by 5,200 school districts and schools across all 50 states, encompassing more than 17 million students. It declined to comment on how many current and former students’ information has been exposed or how many schools have been affected.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/illuminate-education-mega-breach-affects-k-12-students-a-19032