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Hack exposes data on millions of California students

DataBreaches.net · · International · Privacy Law

Eric He and Tyler Katzenberger report: Personal information about millions of California students was stolen in a hack of a non-profit organization that contracts with the state’s Department of Education, officials announced Friday. The names, addresses, demographic information and disability status of all 7 million students enrolled in California public schools over the past three... Source

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