Supply chain
β Supply Chain
The Washoe County School District Third-Party Breach (September 2018)
Primary Source βIncident Details
WCSD addresses concerns over data breach. The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees has a message for parents: personal student information has not been compromised. During public comment at a meeting Monday, several people expressed concerns over a 2017 Edmodo data breach. WCSD uses the third party vendor as an instructional tool. Teachers use Edmodo to communicate with students about assignments. They also use it as a resource for lesson plans, example quizzes and instructional guides. During public comment at a meeting Monday , several people expressed concerns over a 2017 Edmodo data breach. Trustee Katy Holland said during the breach emails, usernames and passwords were exposed. Third-party company: Edmodo.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Compromise of third-party service provider / vendor relationship
- Vendor / Product
- Edmodo
- Supply Chain Attack
- β Confirmed third-party / vendor compromise
Timeline
- 2018-09-01 Breach occurred
- 2018-09-15 Publicly disclosed