Merced City School District (United States) notified the California Attorney General of a data breach on 20 December 2023. The breach began on 24 November 2022, 391 days before it was reported.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
Not reported yet
Reported
20 December 2023
Breach began
24 November 2022
Time to tell
391 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)
What was exposed
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.
Before the notice: the ransomware gang Losttrust named Merced City School District on its leak site on 26 September 2023, 85 days before this was reported. Matched by the organisation’s name: the notice itself does not say who the attacker was.
Look for Merced City School District’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If Merced City School District has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Merced City School District, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.
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