A data breach at one of its vendors has resulted in the “unauthorised access” of names and email addresses of parents and staff from five primary and 122 secondary schools, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Friday (Apr 19).
MOE said it was notified by Mobile Guardian that its user management portal had been breached on Wednesday, with the incident occurring at the company’s headquarters in Surrey, United Kingdom. Mobile Guardian is a device management app (DMA) installed on personal learning devices used by students, like iPads and Google Chromebooks. The app enables parents to manage students’ device usage by restricting applications or websites and screen time.
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Source: CNA News
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