Clark County’s Cybersecurity Blunder: When Parents’ Inbox Becomes a Nightmare

Parents are trading report card fright for data breach dread in Clark County School District. Emails with private kiddie details are surfacing and the district’s response to the School District Data Breach is about as effective as a chocolate teapot. Meanwhile, parents are left wondering: homework or hack?

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When your kid's school report card isn't the most terrifying thing hitting your inbox, you know you're in a whole new world of worry. Clark County School District is having a bit of a meltdown after a cybersecurity incident, and parents are getting a front-row seat. Emails with private information about their kids are popping up, and even though these could be the result of the recent cyber incident, the district's response is eerily similar to that one kid who didn't do his homework: "Uh... we're still working on it."

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