Education technology provider Illuminate Education Inc. will implement a data security program to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it failed to protect the privacy and data of more than 10 million students.
The proposed order requires the company to delete unnecessary personal information and follow a public data retention schedule. Illuminate must also implement a comprehensive information security program to protect collected personal data. The order stipulates that Illuminate must inform the FTC if it notifies other government entities about data breaches involving consumers’ personal information.
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"id": "ILL1764620324",
"linkid": "illuminate-education",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'incident': {'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Over 10 Million '
'Students',
'industry': 'EdTech',
'location': None,
'name': 'Illuminate Education Inc.',
'size': None,
'type': 'Education Technology Provider'}],
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': None,
'data_exfiltration': None,
'file_types_exposed': None,
'number_of_records_exposed': 'Over 10 Million',
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': "High (Students' Personal "
'Data)',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal '
'Information']},
'description': 'Education technology provider Illuminate '
'Education Inc. agreed to implement a data '
'security program to settle Federal Trade '
'Commission (FTC) allegations that it failed to '
'protect the privacy and data of over 10 million '
'students. The proposed order mandates the '
'deletion of unnecessary personal information, '
'adherence to a public data retention schedule, '
'and the establishment of a comprehensive '
'information security program. Illuminate must '
'also notify the FTC if it reports data breaches '
'involving consumers’ personal information to '
'other government entities.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential Reputation '
'Damage Due to FTC '
'Allegations',
'conversion_rate_impact': None,
'customer_complaints': None,
'data_compromised': ['Personal Information of Over 10 '
'Million Students'],
'downtime': None,
'financial_loss': None,
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (Due to Exposure of '
"Students' Personal "
'Information)',
'legal_liabilities': ['FTC Settlement Requirements',
'Mandatory Data Security '
'Program Implementation'],
'operational_impact': None,
'payment_information_risk': None,
'revenue_loss': None,
'systems_affected': None},
'initial_access_broker': {'backdoors_established': None,
'data_sold_on_dark_web': None,
'entry_point': None,
'high_value_targets': None,
'reconnaissance_period': None},
'investigation_status': 'Settled (FTC Order Issued)',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Implementation '
'of '
'Comprehensive '
'Information '
'Security '
'Program',
'Deletion of '
'Unnecessary '
'Personal '
'Information',
'Public Data '
'Retention '
'Schedule '
'Enforcement'],
'root_causes': ['Failure to Protect '
'Privacy and Data of '
'Students',
'Inadequate Data '
'Security Measures']},
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': None,
'data_exfiltration': None,
'ransom_demanded': None,
'ransom_paid': None,
'ransomware_strain': None},
'recommendations': ['Implement Robust Data Security Programs to '
'Protect Sensitive Personal Information',
'Adhere to Public Data Retention Schedules '
'to Minimize Exposure Risks',
'Proactively Notify Regulatory Bodies (e.g., '
'FTC) in Case of Data Breaches Involving '
'Personal Information'],
'references': [{'date_accessed': None,
'source': 'Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Press '
'Release / News Report',
'url': None}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'fines_imposed': None,
'legal_actions': ['FTC Settlement '
'Order'],
'regulations_violated': ['FTC Data '
'Privacy and '
'Security '
'Requirements'],
'regulatory_notifications': ['Mandatory '
'FTC '
'Notification '
'for '
'Future '
'Data '
'Breaches']},
'response': {'adaptive_behavioral_waf': None,
'communication_strategy': ['FTC Notification for '
'Future Data Breaches '
'Involving Personal '
'Information'],
'containment_measures': None,
'enhanced_monitoring': None,
'incident_response_plan_activated': None,
'law_enforcement_notified': None,
'network_segmentation': None,
'on_demand_scrubbing_services': None,
'recovery_measures': None,
'remediation_measures': ['Deletion of Unnecessary '
'Personal Information',
'Implementation of Public '
'Data Retention Schedule',
'Comprehensive Information '
'Security Program'],
'third_party_assistance': None},
'title': 'Illuminate Education Data Security Settlement with FTC',
'type': ['Data Privacy Violation', 'Regulatory Non-Compliance']}}