Attackers Capitalize on Mistakes to Target Schools

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Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report highlighted dire — but not new — trends in the education sector. Without more help, faculty and staff continue to fall for social engineering campaigns and make simple security errors.

Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report highlighted dire — but not new — trends in the education sector. Without more help, faculty and staff continue to fall for social engineering campaigns and make simple security errors.

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