Sometimes the important lessons about security are not learned in schools, but by schools. In this week’s course on cyber security, Holley Central School District itself has been schooled, after a cyber attack leaked the data of thousands employees, old and new alike.

According to cloud security company BatBlue Networks, a secretary at the New York-based school district discovered an attack from back in April 2016. In the attack, hackers stole information on over 150 employees and contractors, in addition to thousands more who worked for the district any time before 2004.

Officials connected to the school district are claiming that no personal information was stolen, although “personal information” is a term that could extend to several things – not just Social Security numbers and insurance information, but names, addresses, phone numbers, and so on are all considered personal information. Aside from that, the district has not yet commented on what information was taken.

However, all employees and former employees, as well as contractors, who have been impacted by the breach will receive a free year of Life Lock credit protection. Holley Central School Distract has also reached out to the New York State Police and the FBI to look into the incident, and it assures reporters that it’s working to make its systems more secure against any attacks that may come later.

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