Education
3 organizations, 6 confirmed incidents.
Education covers schools, universities, school districts and the ed-tech vendors that process student and staff records on their behalf. The personal data at risk is usually student enrollment, grading and financial-aid information alongside staff payroll and health records. Confidentiality of education records in the US is governed by FERPA, but FERPA sets no breach-notification deadline of its own; an education-sector breach involving Social Security numbers or financial data is instead reported under the general state data-breach notification statute covering the students or staff affected.
Incidents by year
| Year | Confirmed incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
Top organizations by confirmed incidents
| Organization | Confirmed incidents |
|---|---|
| Chegg, Inc. | 3 |
| Stride Inc. | 2 |
| Strategic Education Inc. | 1 |
Questions and answers
How many confirmed incidents involve Education organizations on Breach Census?
6 confirmed incidents across 3 organizations in the Education sector are recorded on Breach Census.
Which year had the most confirmed Education incidents?
2020, with 3 confirmed incidents, the most of any year on record for this sector.
Which attack types are most common in the Education sector?
Among Education sector incidents that carry an attack-type classification, the most common are Hacking/IT Incident, Ransomware Attack.
What counts as a confirmed incident for the Education sector?
An incident counts here once its primary organization carries the Education sector label and the incident itself has reached the confirmed status described on the Methodology page; a bare claim or press report is not enough.