Reported1 source articles · Official disclosure checkedUpdated 5 Nov 2026
Educational Testing Service (ETS) Incident
Data breach1 source
What happened
On September 25, 2026, Educational Testing Service (ETS) identified unauthorized activity, where an unauthorized party used a compromised login credential to access the site and copy files containing California student information, as reported in a statement. According to the statement:
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Reported impact
An affected population has not been established in the accepted evidence.
- Discovery date
- 25 Sept 2026
- Data access
- exfiltrated
Source evidence
1Read the original reporting and statements. Multiple articles may rely on the same underlying source.
cde.ca.gov01
Educational Testing Service (ETS) Incident - Incident Notices (CA Dept of Education)
Retrieved 5 Nov 2026
an unauthorized party used a compromised login credential to access the site and copy files containing California student information
Attributed reporting
1 more excerpt
On September 25, 2026, ETS identified unauthorized activity
Attributed reporting
Updates and corrections
All times UTCRevision 3
Affected organizations revised
Revision 2
Discovery date revised. Affected organizations revised
Revision 1
Incident published