Three state attorneys general have fined Illuminate Education $5.1 million and mandated security improvements after a 2021 data breach exposed sensitive student information. The breach was attributed to poor security practices, including failure to delete former employees’ credentials and inadequate system monitoring. #IlluminateEducation #DataBreach #StudentDataProtection
Keypoints
- Illuminate Education faced a $5.1 million fine due to security shortcomings leading to a data breach.
- The breach exposed the personal and educational data of 3 million students across 49 states.
- The hacker used former employee credentials to access the company’s network.
- Illuminate failed to properly monitor its systems and secure backup databases separately.
- New security measures include improved access control, real-time monitoring, and database separation.
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