Minneapolis Public Schools shared that it did not pay the ransom demanded after the district suffered a data breach last month. As a result, the cyber thieves who stole the information are now making more of it available on the internet.
Cyber security expert and Minneapolis schools parent Ian Coldwater joined News Talk 830 WCCO’s Adam Carter this morning, sharing that they easily found a lot of information released by the hackers.
The information that’s been leaked in the data breach is extremely sensitive, and Coldwater warned that it would potentially be damaging for those affected.
“There’s a lot going on in there. There are social security numbers that I can now confirm that are in there,” Coldwater said. “There’s bank account information, copies of checks, parent-student contact information, and some extremely-sensitive personal data that, I’ll be real with you, is going to be pretty problematic for some of the people who have it.”
Coldwater discussed the leak earlier this month, warning that parents, former students, and anyone who might be affected should take steps to protect themselves further.
Among the steps they can take include changing passwords for your other accounts, as they specified you want to have something unique for each account you have. While the information being leaked may already be released, other accounts you have can still be protected.
The district has said it will notify anyone if their information was published and would offer credit monitoring services to anyone who needs it.
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