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IN: Munster student gained access to school network and student information

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Dissent

Carole Carlson reports:

School Town of Munster parents learned recently a student gained access to an administrative file back in April and copied privacy information.

Superintendent Bret Heller told parents it was discovered Oct. 26 after officials noticed an administrative file in an unexpected location. Through an investigation, officials found a student gained access and copied the administrative file from a food services system.

[…]

Parents whose students’ data was accessed were told the administrative file included student names, Social Security numbers, birth data, student identification, address and parents’ names and email addresses.

Read more at Chicago Tribune.

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