Innovative Education Management Breach

Innovative Education Management helps found and manage charter schools throughout California. The organization is currently responsible for more than three schools and over 6,800 students. The company handles licensing and administration tasks for the different schools and is the key to founding new charter schools.

What Was the Breach?

The exposed Innovative Education Management data varies for each involved individual, but for anyone impacted, any of the following could have been made available.

• Social Security Number
• Birth Date
• Driver's License Number
• Financial Account Information
• Full Name
• Medical Billing Information

How Did the Breach Occur?

We don't know the exact method the users utilized to get into the Innovative Education Management data networks. We do know that the company was the victim of a Hive ransomware attack. The attackers captured and encrypted data from the organization's website and then demanded payment to get the files decrypted and made usable again.

When Did This Breach Occur?

The Innovative Education Management file network was accessed by a third party between November 6 and November 14, 2022.

Who Does the Breach Impact?

The Innovative Education Management data breach may impact students and faculty at any of the company's charter schools in California. Anyone that has entrusted the company with payment information may be at even more risk than others. If you receive a letter from IEM you should take immediate action to put a freeze on your credit and monitor your credit and financial accounts carefully.

How Many Files Does the Breach Affect?

We don't know the number of IEM files that were exposed during the breach overall, but all the company's important data was encrypted and could have been copied or sold off by the hacker group that gained access to it. Thousands of individuals may have been exposed by this attack.