By DAVID LOPEZ
Special to the NEWS
The San Benito CISD recently announced that it had identified and addressed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to devices in its computer network.
According to media reports, Cameron County District Attorney Luis Saenz confirmed the Karakurt group is behind the breach, which led to up to 30,000 people’s private information, including that of staff and students, being stolen.
According to a statement from the SBCISD Superintendent of Schools Theresa Servellon, the district immediately took steps to secure the affected devices and launched a full investigation into the incident.
“As a part of those efforts, the District completed a thorough and exhaustive review of the information involved to identify each individual, the information specific to each individual, and locate each person’s mailing address to directly notify them of the incident,” read the district’s response.
“The District is mailing letters to each involved individual upon the guidance of its outside experts to ensure that these individuals are provided with information about the incident and instructions for enrolling in a free, one-year membership of credit monitoring and identity theft prevention services.”
The district’s response stated that numerous false and deceptive accusations have been made, including fabrications by Todd English, the district’s technology director.
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