Lexington & Richland County School District Five

School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties notified South Carolina residents of a data security incident discovered on June 3, 2025. An external unauthorized individual accessed the network and exfiltrated files containing PII, including SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account data. The District engaged cybersecurity experts, enhanced security measures, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties experienced an external system breach (hacking) on June 3, 2025. The incident affected 31,475 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. Compromised data included names, driver's licenses, financial account information, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The District engaged cybersecurity experts, enhanced security measures, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance to affected individuals.

School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties notified individuals of a data security incident discovered on June 3, 2025. An external unauthorized individual accessed the network and took files containing personal information including names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account data. The District engaged cybersecurity experts, enhanced security measures, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance.

School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2025-06-03 and was reported on 2025-08-29. 2 Indiana residents were affected. 31,475 individuals affected in total.

School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties notified faculty on August 29, 2025, of a data security incident discovered on June 3, 2025. An external unauthorized individual accessed the network and exfiltrated files containing personal information, including names, driver's licenses, financial account info, DOB, and SSNs. The District engaged cybersecurity experts, enhanced security measures, and provided 12 months of free credit monitoring and fraud assistance via Cyberscout/TransUnion.

School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties, commonly referred to as District Five, was organized by action of the Lexington County Board of Education in 1951 and the Richland County Board of Education in 1952. The school district has three attendance areas: Chapin, Dutch Fork, and Irmo. District Five operates elementary schools, intermediate schools, middle schools, high schools, a Center for Advanced Technical Studies and an alternative school.