DCPS data breach potentially exposed students' names, addresses, birthdays

Nbcwashington · Jul 30, 2026 · 510 words · By Aimee Cho; Taylor Edwards

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What to know about DCPS data breach potentially exposed students' names, addresses, birthdays

Public Schools says student information from 55 schools, including families' addresses, could have been exposed due to a data breach, according to school officials.

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What happened

Public Schools says student information from 55 schools, including families' addresses, could have been exposed due to a data breach, according to school officials.

Why it matters

The school system sent a letter to families Wednesday saying that an unauthorized third party may have gotten access to information stored in a web-based application used for DCPS Summer Learning registration.

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Claim 1: “The FBI is investigating the breach.”

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The provided Wikipedia results discuss individuals (Alberto Carvalho, Neeraj Kumar) but do not mention an FBI investigation into a DCPS data breach.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alberto M. Carvalho MedM (born 1965) is a Portuguese-American educator and the former superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2022 to 2026. He served as superintendent of Miami-…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neeraj Kumar is a former Commissioner of Delhi Police who retired from the Indian Police Service (IPS) on 31 July 2013. Neeraj Kumar belonged to 1976 batch and AGMUT (Arunachal-Goa-Mizoram and Union T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neeraj_Kumar_(police_officer)

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Claim 2: “DCPS officials told News4 Thursday that the hack involved a website that was storing student data from 55 schools, mainly elementary schools, with after-school programs run by DCPS, as well as data from students in summer programs.”

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One web search result from News4 (Aimee Cho) reports that the hack may have impacted thousands of students from 55 schools, including home addresses and DOBs. No other independent sources confirm the '55 schools' or 'elementary schools' detail.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) is the interscholastic athletics association administered by the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) in Washington, D.C. DC…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is the local public school system for the District of Columbia, in the United States. It is distinct from the District of Columbia Public Charter Schools…
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Claim 3: “The school system sent a letter to families Wednesday saying that an unauthorized third party may have gotten access to information stored in a web-based application used for DCPS Summer Learning registration.”

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One web search result confirms that Yiesha Thompson of DCPS sent a letter on Wednesday regarding unauthorized access to a web-based application used for Summer Learning registration. No other sources corroborate this.

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Claim 4: “DCPS says so far, there’s been no sign of the leaked information being used improperly.”

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Claim 5: “D.C. Public Schools says student information from 55 schools, including families' addresses, could have been exposed due to a data breach”

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One web search result explicitly confirms that DC Public Schools stated student information, including addresses, could have been exposed due to a data breach. No other independent sources provided in the evidence corroborate this specific detail.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Calvin Coolidge High School is a public high school of the District of Columbia Public Schools system located in the Takoma neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Its campus is lis…
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Claim 6: “Interim DCPS Chancellor Kim Jackson said officials are unsure who was behind the breach.”

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The claim identifies 'Kim Jackson' as the Interim DCPS Chancellor. However, a web search result from DCist explicitly identifies 'Amanda Alexander' as the Interim Chancellor for D.C. Public Schools. There is no evidence in the provided text that a Kim Jackson holds this position.

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Claim 7: “DCPS told News4 they have now removed all the students’ personal information from that website”

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While one web search result mentions the breach occurred, none of the provided evidence confirms that DCPS has successfully removed all personal information from the website.

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web search NEUTRAL — D.C. Public Schools says student information such as their addresses could have been exposed due to a data breach, according to school officials.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dcps-data-breach-po…

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web search NEUTRAL — Japanese Elementary school students have so much discipline, they serve themselves at lunch and we got a chance to film at one of the elementary schools in Osaka which serve lunches that only cost $1.…
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web search NEUTRAL — To begin the removal process, visit the topic’s support page, scroll halfway down, and click the blue Start Removal request button. From the listed options choose Content contains your personal inform…
https://www.wired.com/story/remove-personal-info-from-google…

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Claim 8: “Monell said that although he is not part of the DCPS investigation, he’s noticed a hacker group on the dark web claiming responsibility for the breach.”

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The web search results discuss the dark web and cybersecurity generally, but there is no mention of a specific expert named Tony Monell or his observations regarding a hacker group claiming responsibility for this specific DCPS breach.

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web search NEUTRAL — A guide to the top dark web and leak forums in 2026 — BreachForums, XSS.is, LeakBase, Exploit.in and more — where breached data and credentials are traded, and how security teams monitor them.
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Claim 9: “the following information might have been exposed: Names, Student identification numbers, Dates of birth, Schools and grade levels, Parents' or guardians' names, Home addresses, Phone numbers”

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One web search result lists the specific data points potentially exposed (Names, Student ID, DOB, School/Grade, Parent name, Address, Phone number). Other search results discuss different data breaches (PrivaPlan, Origin Energy).

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web search NEUTRAL — Name. Student identification number. Date of birth. School and grade level. Parent or guardian name. Home address. Phone number. DC Public Schools (DCPS) May 20.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dcps-data-breach-po…

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web search NEUTRAL — The potentially exposed data includes patient names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security Numbers, lab test details, and provider information. The breach may have impacted certain patients who r…
https://privaplan.com/remote-workers-access-patient-data-usi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Potentially exposed data includes full names, physical addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, account information, the last four digits of credit cards, and the last three digits of bank accounts.
https://www.hexnode.com/blogs/origin-energy-data-breach-ente…

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