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This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to improve your website experience and provide more personalized services to you, both on this website and through other media. To find out more about the cookies we use, see our Privacy Policy. Accept * Leadership * Cybercrime * Nation-state * Elections * Technology * Cyber Daily® * Click Here Podcast Go Subscribe to The Record ✉️ Free Newsletter ATPE members at the Texas State Capitol. Image: ATPE / Facebook Jonathan Greig June 20th, 2024 * Cybercrime * News Briefs * News * * * * * Get more insights with the Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud. Learn more. MORE THAN 400,000 HAVE DATA LEAKED IN CYBERATTACK ON TEXAS EDUCATION ORGANIZATION An organization for educators in Texas sent out breach notifications over the last week warning of a cyberattack that exposed sensitive information. The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) submitted filings with regulators on June 14 that said the incident affected 426,280 people — including members of the organization, employees and their dependents. ATPE represents nearly 100,000 teachers, administrators and public education employees across Texas. For everyone involved, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and addresses were exposed during a cyberattack that was discovered on February 12. For employees of ATPE only, the data breach also included passport numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial information and medical records. Members who joined before May 15, 2021 also had their Tax Identification Numbers leaked during the attack. Members who received payments from ATPE may have also had financial information leaked. The organization said it discovered “suspicious activities” on its network” in February and disconnected all access immediately. An investigation into the attack concluded on March 20 and the organization posted a notice of the incident on April 12. It took until June 3 for ATPE to have a finalized list of all the people who had data on the systems the hackers accessed during the incident. Victims are being given 12 months of identity protection services. The incident came just weeks after the Association of California School Administrators warned 54,682 people of a September 2023 ransomware attack that similarly exposed Social Security numbers, addresses and names. * * * * * Tags * data breach * education * Texas Previous articleNext article New hacker group targets Chinese users with compromised deepfake porn software, malicious VPN installers More than 12,000 Santander employees in US affected by Snowflake breach Jonathan Greig is a Breaking News Reporter at Recorded Future News. Jonathan has worked across the globe as a journalist since 2014. Before moving back to New York City, he worked for news outlets in South Africa, Jordan and Cambodia. He previously covered cybersecurity at ZDNet and TechRepublic. BRIEFS * More than 400,000 have data leaked in cyberattack on Texas education organizationJune 20th, 2024 * UN Security Council to debate cybersecurity threats, despite Russian vetoJune 20th, 2024 * US intelligence 'not seen much' of Russia attempting to interfere in UK elections June 19th, 2024 * Fake anti-Ukraine celebrity quotes recently surged on social mediaJune 17th, 2024 * Suspected 'Scattered Spider' hacker, 22, reportedly arrested in SpainJune 17th, 2024 * New York Times says data breach affected freelance visual contributorsJune 14th, 2024 * European police tackle Islamic State and al-Qaida propaganda and recruitment websitesJune 14th, 2024 * NSO Group co-founder launches AI institute at top Israeli universityJune 13th, 2024 * Two Ukrainians suspected of helping Russia spread propaganda, hack military phonesJune 13th, 2024 RANSOMHUB DRAWS IN AFFILIATES WITH MULTI-OS CAPABILITY AND HIGH COMMISSION RATES RansomHub Draws in Affiliates with Multi-OS Capability and High Commission Rates THE TRAVELS OF “MARKOPOLO”: SELF-PROCLAIMED MEETING SOFTWARE VORTAX SPREADS INFOSTEALERS, UNVEILS EXPANSIVE NETWORK OF MALICIOUS MACOS APPLICATIONS The Travels of “markopolo”: Self-Proclaimed Meeting Software Vortax Spreads Infostealers, Unveils Expansive Network of Malicious macOS Applications ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT AND US ELECTIONS DRIVE VIOLENT EXTREMIST THREATS IN 2024 Israel-Hamas Conflict and US Elections Drive Violent Extremist Threats in 2024 HURDLING OVER HAZARDS: MULTIFACETED THREATS TO THE PARIS OLYMPICS Hurdling Over Hazards: Multifaceted Threats to the Paris Olympics GRU'S BLUEDELTA TARGETS KEY NETWORKS IN EUROPE WITH MULTI-PHASE ESPIONAGE CAMPAIGNS GRU's BlueDelta Targets Key Networks in Europe with Multi-Phase Espionage Campaigns * * * * * * Privacy * About * Contact Us © Copyright 2024 | The Record from Recorded Future News