Education Data Breach Statistics

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Nearly 693,000 records are known to have been breached in the confirmed education-sector ransomware attacks in H1 2026.

ComparitechEducation Ransomware Roundup: H1 2026 stats on attacks, ransoms, and data breaches·1mo ago

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28% of the top 100 vendors most commonly used by universities have experienced a data breach since 2024.

UpGuard2026 Higher Education Third-Party Cyber Risk Report·1mo ago

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65% of education leaders are aware of data leakage as an AI cybersecurity risk.

KeeperAI in Schools Report Balancing Adoption With Risk·10mo ago

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A hacker breached Mobile Guardian in August 2024 and remotely wiped data from at least 13,000 students’ iPads and Chromebooks.

KnowBe4From Primary Schools to Universities, The Global Education Sector is Unprepared for Escalating Cyber Attacks·1y ago

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According to the United Kingdom’s Department of Science Innovation and Technology 2024 Cybersecurity Breaches Survey, 43% of higher education institutions in the UK reported experiencing a breach or cyberattack at least once a week.

KnowBe4From Primary Schools to Universities, The Global Education Sector is Unprepared for Escalating Cyber Attacks·1y ago

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Of confirmed data breaches examined by Verizon, 1,780 incidents (17%) were attacks against the education system, with 1,537 (14%) confirmed data disclosure.

KnowBe4From Primary Schools to Universities, The Global Education Sector is Unprepared for Escalating Cyber Attacks·1y ago

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The Toronto District School Board data breach in September 2024 compromised data from 235,000 students across 582 schools.

KnowBe4From Primary Schools to Universities, The Global Education Sector is Unprepared for Escalating Cyber Attacks·1y ago

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