Canton Vaud: unauthorised access to the IT-support platform of its Gymnases and professional schools copied the names, school e-mail addresses and support requests of about 3,500 teachers and 38,000 pupils, and RTS reports a pupil is suspected
Canton Vaud: school IT-support platform breached; data of about 3,500 teachers and 38,000 pupils copied
Analysis
The Swiss canton of Vaud says unauthorised access, detected on 2026-10-26, to the IT-support platform of its Gymnases and professional schools copied the names, school e-mail addresses and support requests of about 3,500 teachers and 38,000 pupils; passwords are not stored on the platform and no grades or pupil files are affected (Etat de Vaud, 2026-10-31). The canton names targeted fraudulent messages that pose as the school or IT support as the main risk, and RTS reports, from the canton's latest information, that everything points to a pupil, with no context, reason or objective known (Etat de Vaud, 2026-10-31; RTS, 2026-10-31, translated from French); the canton gives no access method, actor or platform product.
Cited evidence
The names, first names and school e-mail addresses of about 3,500 teachers and 38,000 pupils were copied, as was the content of support requests. (translated from French)
The main risk for the people concerned is the receipt of targeted fraudulent messages posing as the school or IT support. (translated from French)
According to the latest information given by the State of Vaud, everything points to the theft having been committed by a pupil. (translated from French)
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