California school districts have been targets of cyber security breaches in recent years. San Diego County is no exception to these threats.
SAN DIEGO — California school districts have been targets of data breaches in recent years, and schools in San Diego County are no exception.
Michelle Beale, an employee at the Sweetwater Union High School District, told ABC 10News in June she received a letter saying her information may have been compromised by the breach. “Schools don't have a lot of budget or funding for basic security measures, so it's kind of like an easy target for these attackers,” Rast said. “These nefarious actors are getting social security numbers, they're getting student names, social security numbers. They're getting in some cases, medical information.”
The school district has not answered questions from 10News regarding the specifics of the data breach. The topic of cybersecurity in schools has been of interest at a federal level. The White House recently held its first cybersecurity summit focused on K-12 schools with experts from San Diego among the panelists.
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