San Antonio Independent School District staff members’ personal information was exposed
in a security breach at a national education software provider. The district did not immediately respond to a question about how many staff members were affected.
The district notified its staff on
Oct. 6 that software provider Frontline Education had alerted the school system that some
staff members’ data was compromised. District officials wrote in an email to staff that Frontline would begin notifying those whose information was compromised on Monday, Oct. 26.
to affected staff members sent out this week, Frontline officials said they became aware of the issue in August and “with the assistance of an independent cybersecurity firm, remediated the vulnerability, engaged with law enforcement, and took steps to further reinforce the security of our systems.”
Frontline is offering those affected two years of free credit monitoring if they enroll by the end of January 2027. It remains unclear what personal information was compromised.
“We deeply regret this incident and the concern it may cause,” the software provider said in its letter to impacted SAISD staff.
SAISD officials told staff that Frontline had assured the district that “no student records were involved in this incident.”
SAISD is not the only school district in the state affected by the breach. Nearly 45,000 current and former Austin ISD employees’ information was also compromised in the incident, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
issued statements that some of their employees’ data was compromised in the breach. More than 10,000 school districts nationwide use Frontline’s software. SAISD employs about 6,900 staff members.
Staff Writer Keri Heath contributed to this report.
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