Accidental Information Leak Exposes Student Information

2019, Breaches, January

Who: Mandan High School

# of Accounts Breached: 1.024

What was affected: Students, addresses, phone numbers, PowerSchool ID’s, Department of Public Instruction State ID’s, student schedules and locker combinations. When it happened: January 07, 2019

How it happened: Mandan High School’s administrative office sent an email containing names of all 1,024 students, addresses, phone numbers, PowerSchool ID’s, Department of Public Instruction State ID’s, student schedules and locker combinations. They had intended to send each student’s second-semester schedule.

Outcome: Fastnacht says those who received the email were told to delete it. Students are now allowed to bring padlocks for their lockers if they choose, and will be getting new student lunch numbers in the next 24 hours.