EdTech Faces a Cybersecurity Crisis Data Breaches Surge

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News Source : Securityaffairs.com

News Summary

  • EdTech firms face rising cyberattacks as ShinyHunters and FulcrumSec target schools, exposing sensitive data and disrupting services.
  • Resecurity (USA) warns the education technology (EdTech) sector has become a prime target for cybercriminals.
  • Recent high-profile incidents highlight the vulnerability of educational organizations and the increasing sophistication of cyber extortion tactics.
  • The gang also stole personal information from more than 137,000 school staff accounts in a Salesforce data theft attack that targeted the widely used Infinite Campus K-12 student information system in March.

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