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Jefferson Parish Schools data breach exposes 86 students’ information

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Dissent

Faimon Roberts reports:

A data breach that exposed 86 Jefferson Parish public school students’ confidential student portal log information to more than 40,000 families was caused by a problem with a vendor, a school system spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday.

[…]

When system officials began to receive calls about the problem, they contacted EdGear, the vendor that powers JCampus, a portal through which parents can view their students’ grades and other information.

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