Actor and intent of reported U.S. K-12 student data breaches 2016-2020

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Ani Petrosyan,
Jul 7, 2022
From July 2016 to May 2020, there were 27 intentional data breaches that revealed academic records and personally identifiable identification (PII) with the responsible actors being students. The most common reason for students to commit data breaches was in order to change grades.

Responsible actor and intent of reported K-12 student data breaches in the United States between July 2016 and May 2020

CharacteristicAccidentalIntentionalUnknown intent
Cybercriminal - 6 7
Staff 21 5 -
Student - 27 2
Vendor 2 - -
Unknown 2 14 13
Showing entries 1 to 5 (5 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of breaches2121222266552727141477221313AccidentalIntentionalUnknown intentCybercriminalStaffStudentVendorUnknown
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September 2020

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United States

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July 2016 to May 2020

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287 school districts

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