More than a decade of personal data was stolen from Pearland ISD, according to a letter that went out to parents, staff and students in the district last week.
The letter explained in November 2022 the district became aware of unusual activity in their network. They hired cybersecurity experts and five months later in April, they learned the following information was compromised: name, date of birth, address, Social Security number, driver’s license or state identification number, financial account information, username and password to an online account, payment card details, health insurance information, and/or medical information.
The letter goes on to explain the district spent a month identifying those who were potentially impacted and setting up complimentary services, though they said they have no evidence the information was misused. Students, staff and parents like Munroe weren’t notified until June 5.Pearland ISD said in a letter to parents they are providing 12 months of credit and identity protection services for those directly impacted.Fitech is a cyber security and tech firm, helping clients around the world.
“If you are part of a breach what you want to do: first lock your credit,” Marlow said. “The second is make sure multi-factor authentication is turned on your different devices, the third is proactively change your passwords.”“I think the people that are affected should get together and find out what they can do for the future for their kids,” Munroe said.
Pearland ISD has also established a toll-free call center to answer questions about the incident. Call center representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Central Time and can be reached at 220-5217.
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