Astoria, Queens – Police are investigating an online security breach affecting The Department of Education from last night, according to an article from CBS sourced from Samdesk.
The data breach includes over 45,000 social security numbers, dates of birth, employee IDs, and student evaluations for thousands of students, staff and service providers.
The suspect may have found a loop hole in a software called ‘Move It’ which is used to share documents.
The stolen data has not been published, nor have the DOE received any ransom demands. The Department of Education will notify all affected people.