Pennsylvania State Education Association
Disclosed Mar 17, 20251 year ago517,487 affectedConfirmed
Teachers union PSEA says July 2024 hack exposed 517,000 members
PSEA sent notification letters to 517,487 people saying a security incident on or about July 6, 2024 let attackers steal data including Social Security numbers, passport numbers, medical and financial information.
What is known
| People affected | 517,487 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Discovered | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Happened | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Government IDs, Health, Insurance, Credentials and tokens, Social Security numbers, Financial, Payment cards |
| Sector | Nonprofit · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Washington Attorney General breach notice: Pennsylvania State Education Associationatg.wa.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Notice letter filed with the Delaware DOJ: Pennsylvania State Education Associationattorneygeneral.delaware.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| US teachers' union says hackers stole sensitive personal data on over 500,000 memberstechcrunch.com · News | News |
| Pennsylvania education union data breach hit 500,000 peoplebleepingcomputer.com · News | News |
| Vermont Attorney General: 2025-03-19 Pennsylvania State Education Association Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2025 data breach report: Pennsylvania State Education Associationin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Mar 17, 2025 | 90 |
| Washington AGresidents of WA | Mar 18, 2025 | 795 |
| Delaware DOJresidents of DE | Mar 18, 2025 | 1,667 |
| Researchtotal | Mar 18, 2025 | 517,487 |
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Mar 19, 2025 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-03-18 to 2025-03-17 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-03-19-pennsylvania-state-education-association-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · sector: education to nonprofit · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: ransomware to hacking · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","government-id","health","insurance","credentials"] to ["names","government-id","health","insurance","credentials","ssn","financial","payment-card"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to PSEA sent notification letters to 517,487 people saying a security incident on or about July 6, 2024 let attackers steal data including Social Security numbers, passport numbers, medical and financial information. · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Teachers union PSEA says July 2024 hack exposed 517,000 members · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","government-id","health","insurance","credentials"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 517487 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Washington AG), confirmed by Washington AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.