After 3 decades spent in the sunny (and humid) South Florida media world, Jeff has traveled to across the country to partake in the delights of The Beehive State.
The superintendent of the Granite School District revealed that the records of an astounding 450,000 current and former students were illegally accessed in a security breach this fall.Choosing to avoid answering questions in a traditional news conference, the district released a video of Superintendent Ben Horsley personally apologizing for the situation and answering pre-determined questions.
18, people wanted to know exactly what had been compromised. At that point in time we wanted to make you aware there was a breach, but we did not know and were not able to confirm all the details.' Horsley said.Of the student records that were hacked, 15% contained Social Security numbers, which are not required by the district.
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