A student in the Gates Chili Central School District was charged as an adult after allegedly hacking into the account of the former superintendent.
It is alleged the defendant hacked into the account of former superintendent Kimberle Ward, retrieved her password and gained access to grade point documents, discipline records and other personal information.
The student was accused of identify theft and unlawfully accessing district information on two separate occasions.
In a letter to parents, the school district said no private information taken or copied, but it may have been viewed.
It was also found that there were multiple students involved in this matter.
Source: https://13wham.com/news/local/gates-chili-students-accused-of-hacking-into-district
"id": "GAT121719323",
"linkid": "gateschiliinfo",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "05/2019",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"