Confirmed breach

Pennsylvania State Education Association data breach

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Pennsylvania State Education Association (United States) notified the Washington Attorney General and the Delaware Attorney General of a data breach on 18 March 2025. It told the states about 1,667 Delaware residents; the total can be higher.

Status: Confirmed breach
People affected: 1,667 Delaware residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported: 18 March 2025
Across the state notices: at least 2,462 people (Washington and Delaware: each state counts only its own residents)

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 Rhysida named Pennsylvania State Education Association on its leak site on 9 September 2024, 190 days before this was reported. Matched by the organisation’s name: the notice itself does not say who the attacker was.

What changed since it was first reported

29 October 2026 Confirmed breach, 1,667 Delaware residents (Delaware Attorney General)

Sources

Official notices are read by code from the regulator’s own register. More notices to Washington, Delaware. · Corrections and changes

If Pennsylvania State Education Association had your data

Look for Pennsylvania State Education Association’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 Pennsylvania State Education Association has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Pennsylvania State Education Association, 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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