ST. PAUL, Minn. – Databanks with sensitive information on 95 ,000 Minnesota school students in foster care has been stolen in an online breach. the Minnesota Department of Education confirmed. No financial information was lost, the Department said, but the files had names, dates of birth, and other demographic information including the county where the students currently live. Also, for some students, the names and addresses of parents and guardians and partial Social Security numbers were taken. The breach occurred May 31 while 24 computer files were being transferred from the Human Services Department to the Education Department. Officials say a server was targeted by a global cyberattack that exploited a vulnerability in MOVEit software.
