The Provincial Department of Education for the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, the central authority responsible for the region’s Education Management Information System (EMIS), has allegedly been compromised. A user on a cybercrime forum is currently advertising access to the department’s data for $50.
The allegedly compromised data includes:
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Teacher full names and National Identity Card (NIC) numbers
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Teacher dates of birth, religion, and ethnicity details
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Personal contact information, including mobile numbers and addresses
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Professional records, such as appointment dates, current grades, and school assignments
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School directory information, including addresses and contact numbers
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System logs containing IP addresses, user agents, and login timestamps.
