FTC Slaps Edtech Vendor After Breach Exposes 10M Students

FTC slaps edtech vendor after breach exposes 10M students

: Regulator says Illuminate ignored years of warnings, stored kids' data in plain text, and kept districts in the dark

FTC settlement requires Illuminate to delete unnecessary student data

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing that education technology provider Illuminate Education to delete unnecessary student data and improve its security to settle allegations related to an incident in 2021 that exposed info of 10 million students.

FTC requires Illuminate Education to shore up security after 2021 data breach

The Federal Trade Commission is requiring the edtech firm Illuminate Education to more carefully secure its data after a 2021 incident that compromised more than 10 million student records.

FTC Settlement Requires Illuminate To Delete Unnecessary Student Data - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing that education technology provider Illuminate Education to delete unnecessary student data and improve its security to settle allegations related to an incident in 2021 that exposed info of 10 million students. The agency’s decision comes shortly after the states of California, Connecticut, and New York agreed to settle their legal cases against Illuminate, related to the same incident, for $5.1 mi…

FTC Takes Action Against Education Technology Provider for Failing to Secure Students’ Personal Data - KFIZ News-Talk 1450 AM

The Federal Trade Commission will require education technology provider Illuminate Education, Inc. (Illuminate) to implement a data security program and delete unnecessary data to settle allegations that the company’s data security failures led to a major data breach, which allowed hackers to access the personal data of more than 10 million students. In a complaint, the FTC alleged that Wisconsin-based Illuminate claimed to protect the privacy a…

FTC Action: EdTech Firm Faces Penalties For Security Lapses

FTC action takes center stage as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced strong enforcement steps against education technology (Edtech) provider Illuminate Education, following a major data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 10 million students across the United States. The agency said the company failed to implement reasonable security measures despite promising schools and parents that student information was pro…