Educational Testing Service Data Breach
The Educational Testing Service (ETS), a nonprofit testing assessment contractor administering statewide student assessments for the California Department of Education (CDE), disclosed an unauthorized security incident involving its secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) system.
Exposed Data Types
6- Education details
- Names
- Dates of birth
- Physical addresses
- Government issued IDs
- Education levels
About This Breach
Between May 22 and September 18, 2026, an unauthorized party utilized compromised credentials to systematically exfiltrate assessment data files, affecting an estimated 5.7 million current and former California public school students. Compromised records include student full names, Statewide Student Identifiers (SSIDs), dates of birth, home addresses, demographic details, disability and specialized program participation status, and assessment test scores. Social Security numbers and financial data were not involved.
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