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Education technology data breach affecting tens of thousands of students and teachers
2026 continues the year-over-year growth trend in confirmed disclosures. The list below updates as new breaches are reported by Verizon DBIR partners and major security news outlets.
Education technology data breach affecting tens of thousands of students and teachers
Tens of thousands of Queensland students and teachers affected in significant global education technology breach
2 million private member records exposed and offered for sale by hacker group
Ransomware attack shut down education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across US, impacting thousands of students during finals week
Massive data breach affecting schools and colleges nationwide, with data extortion attack
Ransomware attack forced systems offline globally, disrupting operations
Data breach confirmed after ShinyHunters claims; documents related to franchises compromised
Tens of thousands of students and teachers affected in major education technology data breach
2 million private member records exposed and sold by hacker group on dark web
Massive data breach affecting schools and colleges nationwide; causes exam postponements
Tens of thousands of Queensland students and teachers affected in major education technology breach
Cyberattack on North American facilities with claims of stolen Apple and Nvidia data
15 million patients impacted in largest healthcare breach of 2026
Tens of thousands of students and teachers affected in education technology data breach
Massive data breach affecting schools and colleges nationwide; University of Illinois and Illinois State University impacted
ShinyHunters breach exposed data for 275 million users; company struck deal to delete data
ShinyHunters claimed breach exposing data of 275 million users from educational platform
Tens of thousands of Queensland students and teachers affected in major education technology data breach
15 million patients impacted; largest healthcare data breach of 2026, breached in May
System storing franchise documents breached by ShinyHunters, data exposure confirmed
System breach exposing documents related to franchises confirmed after ShinyHunters claims
Data breach after ransomware attack; appears payment was made to threat actors
2 million private member records exposed by hacker group for sale
Cyber-attack exposed Medicare numbers, treatment details and pathology results from Australian clinics