District official said in a release the breach dating back to January 2018 may have impacted the personal data of as many as 500,000 students enrolled in the district between the 2008-2009 and 2018-2019 school years. The data is believe to have been accessed by a phishing email effort, according to the district.
“We are constantly reviewing our practices and systems in an effort to find efficiencies and to identify potential vulnerabilities.” Toren Allen, executive director of San Diego Unified’s Integrated Technology Department, said.
