Tag: Illuminate

  • Illuminate Data Breach Prompts FTC Order to Delete Excess Student Records

    Illuminate Data Breach Prompts FTC Order to Delete Excess Student Records

    Regulators increased pressure on education-technology providers after the FTC announced strict corrective action against Illuminate Education. The agency ruled that the company must delete unnecessary data and rebuild its information-security practices following a major incident that exposed personal details belonging to more than ten million students. The Illuminate data breach demonstrated how outdated retention practices…