Approximately 45,000 students plus city Department of Education employees and service providers were affected, officials announced on Friday.
A widespread data breach in New York City Schools has compromised the sensitive information of thousands of students and staffers, the city Department of Education said.
Overall,19,000 documents were accessed from the file transfer system MOVEIt. Documents included student evaluations, progress reports, Medicaid reports, and records related to DOE employees leave status. A national hacking campaign on a file-sharing system has reached the NYC Department of Education. Social security numbers, birth dates and student and employee identification numbers were accessed.Parents have not yet been notified directly of the breach but notifications to individuals whose information was compromised will begin this summer.
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