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Hacker accessed data of millions of California public school students

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Covered by 3 outlets, all right-leaning.

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Just the News, the New York Post and The Epoch Times report that an unauthorized party used a compromised login to copy student records from a secure file transfer site run by Educational Testing Service, a nonprofit contractor that administers standardized tests for California. According to the California Department of Education, the access happened at various times between May 22 and September 18. The outlets say the records cover students enrolled in state public schools over three school years, about 7 million students. The exposed information includes names, demographic information and disability status. The department said Social Security numbers, financial account information, passwords and parent or guardian information were not involved. ETS disabled the account and took the site offline, and notices to families began on October 16.

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The California Department of Education said a data security incident led to personal information of students being stolen, and it notified students and families.
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New York Post
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Just the News, The Epoch Times
The breach hit Educational Testing Service, a nonprofit contractor that administers standardized tests for the state.
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New York Post
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Just the News, The Epoch Times
An unauthorized party used a compromised login to copy files from an ETS secure file transfer site between May 22 and September 18, the department said.
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Just the News, The Epoch Times
The exposed data includes names, demographic information and disability status of about 7 million students enrolled over three school years.
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New York Post
Far Right
Just the News, The Epoch Times
The department said Social Security numbers, financial account information, passwords and parent or guardian information were not involved.
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ETS disabled the compromised account and took the affected site offline.
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New York Post
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Just the News

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The right-rated outlets report that a hacker used a compromised login to take data on about 7 million California public school students from a state testing contractor, and they stress the scale of the breach and the sensitivity of disability status information.

the left
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the right
3 outlets
Headlines stress the number of students and the sensitivity of the data; the New York Post adds massive breach, while the Far Right outlets use plainer hack and accessed wording.
Hackers steal sensitive personal info from millions of California students in massive breach
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scale of about 7 million students
sensitive data including disability status
the state contractor that was breached

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The Epoch TimesFar Right
Hacker Accessed Data on Millions of California Students, State Education Department Says
Investigators found that someone used a compromised login to access the site and copy files at various times between May 22 and Sept. 18.
4 days agoRead at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
New York PostRight
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.
5 days agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
Just the NewsFar Right
Hack exposes personal information on millions of California public school students
The personal information that was exposed varied by student but included the names, addresses, demographic information and disability status of 7 million students enrolled in California public schools over the past three school years.
6 days agoRead at Just the News (opens in a new tab)
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- Hack exposes personal information on millions of California public school students

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Hacker accessed data of millions of California public school students

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Hacker Accessed Data on Millions of California Students, State Education Department Says

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

Hack exposes personal information on millions of California public school students

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