Chicago Public Schools said data for potentially all current students and former students dating back to the 2017-2018 school year were accessed, including names and birthdays, after a recent cyberattack.
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Chicago Public Schools warned families Friday of a data breach with student information being accessed. A CPS vendor was the victim of a cyberattack.
CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago Public Schools is warning families about a data breach impacting students over the past several years.
The district said a CPS technology vendor, a file transfer service named Cleo, was the victim of a cyberattack.
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Student data was accessed, including students’ names and birthdays, CPS said.
The district believes all current students and all former students dating back to the 2017-2018 school year were impacted.
“Importantly, no Social Security numbers, no financial information, and no health data were involved in this incident,” a CPS release read in part. “At this time, there is no evidence to suggest that any student data has been misused. No staff information was involved in this incident.”
CPS is working with investigators.
No further information was immediately available.
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Chicago Public Schools said data for potentially all current students and former students dating back to the 2017-2018 school year were accessed, including names and birthdays, after a recent cyberattack.