Frontline Education is warning school districts about a data breach after attackers abused a vulnerability in a third-party application to access parts of its environment and steal employee data, including Social Security numbers. The company says it remediated the flaw, involved law enforcement, and is offering credit monitoring and identity protection to impacted individuals while notifying districts and regulators. #FrontlineEducation #TransUnion
Keypoints
- Attackers used a third-party software vulnerability to access Frontline Education systems.
- The breach exposed employee data, including Social Security numbers, email addresses, and physical addresses.
- Frontline says it fixed the issue and brought in an independent cybersecurity firm.
- The company is sending breach notices to school districts and handling regulatory notifications.
- Affected adults are being offered two years of credit monitoring and identity theft protection.