Maryland Schools Agency Denies it Was Source of Data Breach

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The Maryland State Department of Education says it was not the source of a data breach that exposed personal information of about 1,000 former Frederick County students.The department released a statement Monday contradicting one that Frederick County Public Schools issued Sunday. The county statement said an investigation indicated the information may have been stolen from the state, citing an attack on the department’s computers.
The department says that was a