California Student Data Breach Exposes 7M Records, Including Disability Info

Hackers exfiltrated personal and disability records of ~7 million California public school students over nearly four months, compromising names, addresses, birthdates, and disability status. The breach raises concerns about identity theft and targeted exploitation of minors, with the full scope of data misuse still unknown. This is one of the largest education-sector breaches, highlighting systemic vulnerabilities in state assessment systems.