Minnesota Department of Education has disclosed that it had been impacted by the widespread Clop ransomware attacks targeting a vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer file transfer app, resulting in the compromise of nearly 95,000 students’ personal data, according to StateScoop. Attackers leveraging the flaw were able to access 24 files of the state Education Department, which include sensitive data on students who have been part of the state’s foster care system, an initial Minnesota IT Services probe revealed.

Source: SC Magazine