Hackers steal sensitive personal info from millions of California students in massive breach

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-10-16 23:46:23 | Updated at 2026-10-17 00:35:29 50 minutes ago

Published Oct. 16, 2026, 7:44 p.m. ET

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Hackers stole personal information from 7 million California public school students as part of a massive breach, authorities announced Friday.

The information was accessed from a nonprofit that has a contract with the state Department of Education, Politico reported.

The information stolen includes students’ names, demographic information and disability status. The hack affected all students enrolled in the state public schools over the past three years.

Illustration of a hooded computer hacker typing on a laptop.A concept illustration represents a computer hacker stealing data from a laptop for network security, identity theft and computer crime, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Brian Jackson – stock.adobe.com
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