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Illuminate Education

Disclosed Apr 12, 2022Confirmed

Official notice

What is known

People affectedNot stated in the sources we have
DisclosedApr 12, 2022
DiscoveredJan 8, 2022
HappenedDec 28, 2021
AttackHacking
Data exposedNot stated
SectorEducation · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Official noticeoag.ca.gov
California Attorney General breach notice: Illuminate Education
Official noticeatg.wa.gov
Washington Attorney General breach notice: Illuminate Education

Notices filed

Residents of WAApr 12, 2022
Washington AG1,743 people
Residents of CAMay 13, 2022
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAMay 20, 2022
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAMay 27, 2022
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAJun 10, 2022
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAJul 1, 2022
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAJul 29, 2022
California AGCount not stated
Residents of WAAug 2, 2022
Washington AG36,773 people
Residents of CADec 21, 2023
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CADec 21, 2023
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAJan 31, 2024
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAJan 31, 2024
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAMar 4, 2024
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAMar 4, 2024
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAMar 4, 2024
California AGCount not stated
Residents of CAMar 4, 2024
California AGCount not stated

Other breaches at Illuminate Education

Hacker used ex-employee's credentials to access data of 10.1M students; FTC orderHacking exposed children's data, emails, addresses, dates of birth, education records and health records.Hacking10M affectedEducationUSDec 1, 2025
History of this record
disclosed2026-09-25
2022-05-13 to 2022-04-12by backfillSource
attack2026-09-25
unknown to hackingby backfillSource
discovered2026-09-25
empty to 2022-01-08by backfillSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2022-05-20 to 2022-05-13by backfillSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2022-05-27 to 2022-05-20by backfillSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2022-06-10 to 2022-05-27by backfillSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2022-07-01 to 2022-06-10by backfillSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2022-07-29 to 2022-07-01by backfillSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2023-12-21 to 2022-07-29by backfillSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2024-01-31 to 2023-12-21by backfillSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2024-03-04 to 2024-01-31by backfillSource
Added2026-09-25
First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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