US teachers’ union says hackers stole sensitive personal data on over 500,000 members

The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), a labor union representing educators across the state, says hackers stole the sensitive personal information of more than half a million of its members. PSEA is the largest organization for educators in Pennsylvania, representing current and former teachers, counselors, health care workers, and school social workers. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general on Tuesday, PSEA said it experienced a cyberattack in July 2024 that saw an unauthorized actor access its network to steal a trove of data belonging to more than 517,000 individuals. The stolen data includes highly sensitive personal information, such as members’ government-issued identification documents, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, medical information, and financial information containing card numbers, and their associated PINs and expiration dates. PSEA said member account numbers, PINs, passwords, and security codes were also accessed during the breach, acc ... Read full article.