Hackers steal sensitive personal info from millions of California students in massive breach

Hackers stole personal information from 7 million California public school students as part of a massive breach, authorities announced Friday.

The information was accessed from a nonprofit that has a contract with the state Department of Education, Politico reported.

The information stolen includes students’ names, demographic information and disability status. The hack affected all students enrolled in the state public schools over the past three years.

A concept illustration represents a computer hacker stealing data from a laptop for network security, identity theft and computer crime, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Brian Jackson – stock.adobe.com

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