Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsChambersburg Area School District
Claimed by Blackbyte · listed 3 years ago
Status timeline
- Listed
Sep 7, 2023
- Data leaked
At a glance
- Group
- Blackbyte
- Status
- Data leaked
- Country
- United States
- Sector
- Education
- Listed on leak site
- Sep 7, 2023
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileChambersburg Area School District is a public school district serving approximately 10,000 students across 250 square miles in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, encompassing the Borough of Chambersburg and several surrounding townships. The district operates multiple elementary, middle, and high schools, along with a virtual academy, and serves a diverse student population including a significant English Language Learner community. It provides a full range of K-12 academic, extracurricular, nutritional, health, and special services.
- Industry
- K-12 Public Education
- Address
- Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Employees
- 1001-5000
Attack summary
Severity: critical — The district serves ~10,000 students; a public school district holds large volumes of regulated PII including minor students' records, health/medical forms, immunization data, special education records (FERPA/IDEA protected), and employee PII. Data has been published, confirming exfiltration of sensitive data at scale involving minors.BlackByte claims to have attacked the Chambersburg Area School District and the disclosed status indicates data has been published, suggesting exfiltration of district data. The leak post does not specify ransom demands or data size, but the publication of the post under 'data_published' status implies stolen data has been or is being released.
Data the group says was taken
AI dossier — extracted from the leak post- Student records
- Employee/HR records
- Financial and budget documents
- Health services records
- Immunization and medical forms
- Special education/mandated services documents
- Payroll and benefits information
- Contracts and agreements
- Student registration data
- ESL and family contact information
What the group claims
The Chambersburg Area School District covers 250 square miles in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, near the center of the Cumberland Valley. More than 61,000 people live in the district, which is composed of the Borough of Chambersburg, Greene, Hamilton, Letterkenny, and Lurgan townships, and most of Guilford Township. The Chambersburg Area School District has a rich and important history. We are fortunate to have almost 10,000 students of many different backgrounds and nations of origin. Just in the past several years, our English Language Learners have increased from approximately 500 to 1000 students or 10% of our student population.
Sources
- Victim sitecasdonline.org/
Source
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