According to sources, Pierce College District (a Education organization in Washington) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2025-03-06.

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Source 1  |  2025-03-06

Cyberattack exposed 155K people’s data at a Pierce County college. District to pay $1.2M

“The Pierce College District will pay $1.2 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that arose from a cyberattack two years ago, compromising the personal data of more than 150,000 current or former students, staff and college applicants“

“In a lawsuit filed in Pierce County Superior Court after the data breach was discovered in summer 2023, 17 current or former students and employees alleged that the college failed to maintain adequate security protocols. “

“Pierce College, which serves more than 13,500 students each year and has campuses in Lakewood and Puyallup, reported on Sept. 8 to the state Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division that it identified suspicious activity within its network on July 24, 2023.“

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