Hackers Target Schools and Towns in Nationwide Data Breach

Hackers have targeted schools and towns in a nationwide data breach exposing millions of K-12 students' personal information, including those in Cranford and Millburn, New Jersey. In November 2025, New Jersey became a statewide member of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), paying $795,000 annually for the cybersecurity service. Despite the availability of MS-ISAC, many local entities remain unaware of or underutilize the resource. The article highlights a lack of widespread adoption of the service among schools and municipalities. No specific technical details, CVE IDs, or attack vectors were provided in the reported content.