The district recently released an update on the investigation, saying more personal information was potentially compromised, including social security numbers and bank account information for both current and former employees.
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The district learned its system had been compromised on Aug. 23, 2022, according to Elmbrook School Chief Strategy Officer Chris Thompson. Files were removed from Aug. 23-27, 2022, an investigation revealed.
Minnesota’s third-largest district had also warned families, students and staff that private information hacked from its computer system had been posted online. A statement from a district spokesperson did not offer details about what kind of information was posted or where it was posted to.
The school district revealed that thousands of student records, including some of current students, were posted to the dark web as the result of a recent cyber attack. The information included driver’s license and social security numbers.
