Data Privacy
Oct. 23, 2026
Testing giant sued over data breach affecting 7 million California students
A proposed class action accuses Educational Testing Service of failing to implement basic cybersecurity safeguards, allowing hackers to access sensitive student information for nearly five months.
Days after California education officials disclosed a massive data breach involving Educational Testing Service, the standardized testing giant was sued in federal court over a cyberattack that allegedly exposed sensitive information belonging to 7 million California students.
The proposed class action, filed Tuesday in the Northern District of California by attorneys at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, alleges that ETS failed to implement basic cybersecurity safeguards, allowin...
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