Frontline Education Data Breach Impacts Over 1.3 Million

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Frontline Education is notifying over 1.3 million people that their personal information was compromised in a data breach.The incident occurred on August 14 and involved the exploitation of a vulnerability in a third-party software product to gain unauthorized access to Frontline’s environment.Frontline, which provides administration software purpose-built for K-12 school districts, addressed the security defect and reinforced security. The attack was fully contained by August 15, the company says in anincident notice.The investigation into the data breach determined that the hackers stole the personal information of both school district staff and students from the Frontline Central and School Health Management products.While the stolen data varies by individual, it may include names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, passport and other government ID numbers, health insurance information such as Medicaid IDs, and Student IDs.“Frontline has notified affected school districts and, in cooperation with those districts, has begun notifying individuals whose personal information was affected via email or by letter sent via the US Postal Service, as required and where available,” the company says.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.While Frontline has not shared the number of potentially affected individuals, filings with the Attorney General’s Offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont show that 1,298,917 people were affected.However, the company also filed notices with the AGOs in California, Indiana, and Iowa, and possibly in other states that do not maintain data breach portals, and the total number of affected individuals is likely well above 1.3 million.Frontline is providing the affected US adults with two years of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services. For qualified minors, it offers free dark-web monitoring services.SecurityWeekhas emailed Frontline for additional information on the data breach and will update this article if the company responds.Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

The incident occurred on August 14 and involved the exploitation of a vulnerability in a third-party software product to gain unauthorized access to Frontline’s environment.Frontline, which provides administration software purpose-built for K-12 school districts, addressed the security defect and reinforced security. The attack was fully contained by August 15, the company says in anincident notice.The investigation into the data breach determined that the hackers stole the personal information of both school district staff and students from the Frontline Central and School Health Management products.While the stolen data varies by individual, it may include names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, passport and other government ID numbers, health insurance information such as Medicaid IDs, and Student IDs.“Frontline has notified affected school districts and, in cooperation with those districts, has begun notifying individuals whose personal information was affected via email or by letter sent via the US Postal Service, as required and where available,” the company says.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.While Frontline has not shared the number of potentially affected individuals, filings with the Attorney General’s Offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont show that 1,298,917 people were affected.However, the company also filed notices with the AGOs in California, Indiana, and Iowa, and possibly in other states that do not maintain data breach portals, and the total number of affected individuals is likely well above 1.3 million.Frontline is providing the affected US adults with two years of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services. For qualified minors, it offers free dark-web monitoring services.SecurityWeekhas emailed Frontline for additional information on the data breach and will update this article if the company responds.Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

Frontline, which provides administration software purpose-built for K-12 school districts, addressed the security defect and reinforced security. The attack was fully contained by August 15, the company says in anincident notice.The investigation into the data breach determined that the hackers stole the personal information of both school district staff and students from the Frontline Central and School Health Management products.While the stolen data varies by individual, it may include names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, passport and other government ID numbers, health insurance information such as Medicaid IDs, and Student IDs.“Frontline has notified affected school districts and, in cooperation with those districts, has begun notifying individuals whose personal information was affected via email or by letter sent via the US Postal Service, as required and where available,” the company says.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.While Frontline has not shared the number of potentially affected individuals, filings with the Attorney General’s Offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont show that 1,298,917 people were affected.However, the company also filed notices with the AGOs in California, Indiana, and Iowa, and possibly in other states that do not maintain data breach portals, and the total number of affected individuals is likely well above 1.3 million.Frontline is providing the affected US adults with two years of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services. For qualified minors, it offers free dark-web monitoring services.SecurityWeekhas emailed Frontline for additional information on the data breach and will update this article if the company responds.Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

The investigation into the data breach determined that the hackers stole the personal information of both school district staff and students from the Frontline Central and School Health Management products.While the stolen data varies by individual, it may include names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, passport and other government ID numbers, health insurance information such as Medicaid IDs, and Student IDs.“Frontline has notified affected school districts and, in cooperation with those districts, has begun notifying individuals whose personal information was affected via email or by letter sent via the US Postal Service, as required and where available,” the company says.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.While Frontline has not shared the number of potentially affected individuals, filings with the Attorney General’s Offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont show that 1,298,917 people were affected.However, the company also filed notices with the AGOs in California, Indiana, and Iowa, and possibly in other states that do not maintain data breach portals, and the total number of affected individuals is likely well above 1.3 million.Frontline is providing the affected US adults with two years of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services. For qualified minors, it offers free dark-web monitoring services.SecurityWeekhas emailed Frontline for additional information on the data breach and will update this article if the company responds.Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

While the stolen data varies by individual, it may include names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, passport and other government ID numbers, health insurance information such as Medicaid IDs, and Student IDs.“Frontline has notified affected school districts and, in cooperation with those districts, has begun notifying individuals whose personal information was affected via email or by letter sent via the US Postal Service, as required and where available,” the company says.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.While Frontline has not shared the number of potentially affected individuals, filings with the Attorney General’s Offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont show that 1,298,917 people were affected.However, the company also filed notices with the AGOs in California, Indiana, and Iowa, and possibly in other states that do not maintain data breach portals, and the total number of affected individuals is likely well above 1.3 million.Frontline is providing the affected US adults with two years of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services. For qualified minors, it offers free dark-web monitoring services.SecurityWeekhas emailed Frontline for additional information on the data breach and will update this article if the company responds.Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

“Frontline has notified affected school districts and, in cooperation with those districts, has begun notifying individuals whose personal information was affected via email or by letter sent via the US Postal Service, as required and where available,” the company says.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.While Frontline has not shared the number of potentially affected individuals, filings with the Attorney General’s Offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont show that 1,298,917 people were affected.However, the company also filed notices with the AGOs in California, Indiana, and Iowa, and possibly in other states that do not maintain data breach portals, and the total number of affected individuals is likely well above 1.3 million.Frontline is providing the affected US adults with two years of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services. For qualified minors, it offers free dark-web monitoring services.SecurityWeekhas emailed Frontline for additional information on the data breach and will update this article if the company responds.Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

While Frontline has not shared the number of potentially affected individuals, filings with the Attorney General’s Offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Vermont show that 1,298,917 people were affected.However, the company also filed notices with the AGOs in California, Indiana, and Iowa, and possibly in other states that do not maintain data breach portals, and the total number of affected individuals is likely well above 1.3 million.Frontline is providing the affected US adults with two years of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services. For qualified minors, it offers free dark-web monitoring services.SecurityWeekhas emailed Frontline for additional information on the data breach and will update this article if the company responds.Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

However, the company also filed notices with the AGOs in California, Indiana, and Iowa, and possibly in other states that do not maintain data breach portals, and the total number of affected individuals is likely well above 1.3 million.Frontline is providing the affected US adults with two years of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services. For qualified minors, it offers free dark-web monitoring services.SecurityWeekhas emailed Frontline for additional information on the data breach and will update this article if the company responds.Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

Frontline is providing the affected US adults with two years of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection services. For qualified minors, it offers free dark-web monitoring services.SecurityWeekhas emailed Frontline for additional information on the data breach and will update this article if the company responds.Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

SecurityWeekhas emailed Frontline for additional information on the data breach and will update this article if the company responds.Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

Related:Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at RiskRelated:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

Related:Revolve Data Breach Impacts at Least 200,000 PeopleRelated:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

Related:Chainalysis Discloses Data Breach Following AI-Driven CyberattackRelated:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

Related:Polymarket Returns $3.9 Million to Traders as DebugBear Cites DNS Hijack

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