UK's Pearson notifies thousands of US students of data breach

The exposed data was limited to first names, last names, and in some instances dates of birth as well as email addresses, the company said. — Reuters

British education company Pearson Plc on Aug 1 said it has notified customers of a data breach that resulted in unauthorised access to about 13,000 school and university accounts, mainly in the United States.

The exposed data was limited to first names, last names, and in some instances dates of birth as well as email addresses, the company said.