UK's Data Watchdog Warns Students Are Breaching Their Schools' IT Systems

UK ICO Finds Students Behind Majority Of School Data Breaches - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

UK ICO finds students behind majority of school data breaches Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2025 UK ICO reports students caused over half of school data breaches, showing kids are shaping cybersecurity in unexpected ways. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), students were responsible for most of the data breaches suffered by the schools in the country. The U.K.’s independent regulator for data protection and informa…

UK's Data Watchdog Warns Students Are Breaching Their Schools' IT Systems

The UK's data-protecting Information Commissioner's Office has issued a warning about what it calls a worrying trend, reports the BBC: "students hacking their own school and college IT systems for fun or as part of dares." Since 2022, the the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has investigated 215 hacks and breaches originating from inside education settings and says 57% were carried out by children. Other breaches are thought to come from …

Dares, Data, and Digital Mayhem: Why Students Are Hacking Their Schools

A new report reveals that over half of school-related data breaches come from students seeking dares, clout, or… The post Dares, Data, and Digital Mayhem: Why Students Are Hacking Their Schools appeared first on IMP.NEWS.