Frontline is based in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The company is owned by Roper Technologies. The former supplies administration software to US school districts. Frontline Education has told the Indiana Attorney General’s Office that a data breach it experienced in August impacted over 3 million individuals.

As per the organization the total count of affected persons is 3,085,266. Earlier filings with the attorneys general of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas and Vermont had listed 1,298,917 people combined.

According to Frontline, the hackers intruded into part of its environment by using a vulnerability in a third-party software product. The intrusion was found by the company on August 14 with the attack completely contained the following day.

The cyberattackers stole the personal details of school district employees and students from two Frontline products: Frontline Central and School Health Management. The compromised data varies from individual to individual. It may include names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, passport and other government ID numbers, health insurance information such as Medicaid IDs, and student IDs.

Impacted adults in the US are getting 2 years of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection. Eligible minors are getting free dark web monitoring.

SOURCES:-

https://www.securityweek.com/3-million-people-hit-by-frontline-education-data-breach/

https://mlq.ai/news/frontline-education-breach-hit-more-than-3-million-school-staff-and-students-filing-shows/