School, tax agency probe possible data breaches

Richmond Public Schools is expanding free identity and credit monitoring to former students and employees after an Oct. 21 cyberattack, with the district reporting that personal information was posted on the dark web. Potentially affected data includes Social Security and driver’s license numbers, addresses, health insurance details and other medical information, though RPS has not confirmed which records were exposed or how many people were affected. The attack disrupted internet access, classroom instruction, phone and email service, and college applications. A call center is available to help eligible people enroll in monitoring, while law enforcement and cybersecurity officials investigate and the district works to restore and secure its systems.