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The Washoe County School District Third-Party Breach (September 2018)

πŸ“… 2018-09-01 🏒 Edmodo
Primary Source β†—

Incident 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
βœ… Confirmed third-party / vendor compromise

Timeline

  1. 2018-09-01 Breach occurred
  2. 2018-09-15 Publicly disclosed