Even if you practice perfect cyber hygiene, you can still wake up to find yourself amid a major security crisis resulting from a data breach, and that’s exactly what happened to half a million teachers.
As reported by The Record, over 500,000 teachers and other employees who work in education across Pennsylvania’s public schools had their sensitive personal and financial data stolen by hackers. This happened after the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) fell victim to a security incident last summer. In a data breach notice on its site, PSEA explains that the attack occurred on July 6, 2024. Following the incident, the teachers union informed law enforcement and investigated the matter.
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Source: Yahoo News
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