Education Data Breach Statistics
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65% of education leaders are aware of data leakage as an AI cybersecurity risk.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Toronto District School Board data breach in September 2024 compromised data from 235,000 students across 582 schools.
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