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Minnesota Department of Education hit by cybersecurity attack, 95,000+ students' data breached

Jun 10, 2023 05:21AM ● By Editor
Image:  CBS News Minnesota

From CBS News Minnesota - June 9, 2023

Hackers have breached Minnesota Department of Education data, obtaining information on tens of thousands of students, the majority of which are in the state's foster care system.

The department said they had been notified of a potential vulnerability in their file transfer software MOVEit on May 31, and 24 files were breached that same day.

The files contained information of 95,000 students placed in foster care throughout the state, including their demographic information, names, dates of birth, and county of placement. 

To view the full article, follow this link to CBS News Minnesota.

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