Minneapolis Public Schools
300K student and staff files published on dark web after $1M ransom was refused
Education Sector Data Breaches (406 indexed)
Gaston College (NC)
15K student records exposed in LockBit ransomware
Technion (Israel Institute of Technology)
DarkBit ransomware encrypted university systems — demanded 80 BTC ransom
St. Landry Parish Schools (LA)
9K student records exposed
Munster Technological University
Ransomware forced campus closure and disrupted exams across multiple campuses
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Cyberattack compromised student and employee data across all campuses
North Dakota University System
56K student records exposed
Sweetwater Union High School District (CA)
84K student records exposed in data breach
School District 42
18,850 records exposed — Email addresses, Names
South Adams Schools (IN)
9K student records exposed
Nantucket Public Schools (MA)
3,200 student records exposed in ransomware
Tucson Unified School District
29K student and employee records exposed in ransomware
Tucson Unified School District (Arizona)
Royal ransomware encrypted systems — 185K student and staff records exposed
Gadsden ISD (TX)
18K student records exposed
University of Auckland
Cyberattack compromised research and student data systems
Duolingo (AU/Global Impact)
2.6M user records scraped through API vulnerability — emails and learning data
Des Moines Public Schools
6,700+ student and staff records exposed in ransomware
Wichita State University
36K student records exposed in data breach
Lake Washington School District (WA)
16K student records exposed
Memorial University (NL)
Cyberattack disrupted systems for months
Queensland University of Technology
Royal ransomware compromised university IT systems — student data stolen
Cedar Rapids Schools (IA)
40K student records exposed
Penncrest School District (PA)
7K student records exposed in ransomware
Byju's (India)
Edtech unicorn employee and student data exposed through security misconfiguration