Supply chain
β Supply Chain
Dozens of public schools across the USA Third-Party Breach (March 2025)
Primary Source βIncident Details
Thousands of public school workers impacted by cyberattack on retirement plan administrator. A December 2024 cyberattack on a prominent administrator for retirement plans has exposed the information of thousands of public school teachers and employees across the U.S. Dozens of public schools across the country reported data breaches to regulators in Maine , Massachusetts , Vermont and several other states this week, warning that sensitive data was stolen through Carruth Compliance Consulting β a company that provides third-party administrative services to public school districts and non-profit organizations for their 403(b) and 457(b) retirement savings plans. Third-party company: Carruth Compliance Consulting.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Compromise of third-party service provider / vendor relationship
- Vendor / Product
- Carruth Compliance Consulting
- Supply Chain Attack
- β Confirmed third-party / vendor compromise
Timeline
- 2025-03-01 Breach occurred
- 2025-03-06 Publicly disclosed