https://www.mobileguardian.com/security-incident-august-2024
Mobile Guardian, a company providing security software for educational institutions, has suffered a major data breach impacting students globally. The company confirmed unauthorized access to its platform resulted in a “small percentage” of devices being remotely wiped.
The breach impacted customers in North America, Europe, and Singapore particularly severely. In Singapore, where Mobile Guardian’s software is used to protect all student iPads and Chromebooks in secondary schools, the Ministry of Education (MoE) reported that approximately 13,000 devices from 26 schools were wiped clean.
The extent of the damage and the number of affected institutions beyond Singapore remain unclear. The MoE is working with schools to support affected students by deploying additional IT personnel and providing alternative learning resources. The ministry has also removed Mobile Guardian’s software from student devices as a precautionary measure and expressed strong concerns to the company.
Mobile Guardian discovered the security incident on August 4th and took its platform offline to prevent further access. They apologized for the inconvenience caused and are working to rectify the issue.