# 📱 Cyberattack Disrupts Mobile Guardian MDM, Wipes Thousands of Student Devices

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/cyberattack-disrupts-mobile-guardian-mdm-wipes-thousands-of-student-devices/288481>\
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**Tags:** hacking\
**Created:** [August 7, 2024, 5:59am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/cyberattack-disrupts-mobile-guardian-mdm-wipes-thousands-of-student-devices/288481 "2024-08-07T05:59:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 5:59am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/cyberattack-disrupts-mobile-guardian-mdm-wipes-thousands-of-student-devices/288481/1 "2024-08-07T05:59:26Z")

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**Summary:**

**1. Cyberattack Impact: Global Outage and Device Wipes**

- Mobile Guardian, a U.K.-based educational device management software provider, suffered a cyberattack affecting users worldwide.
- Thousands of students were left unable to access their files as devices were remotely wiped.
- Mobile Guardian acknowledged the breach, stating it identified unauthorized access to iOS and ChromeOS devices enrolled on its platform.

**2. Extent of Damage: Singapore’s Massive Device Wipe**

- Singapore’s Ministry of Education reported about 13,000 students from 26 secondary schools had their devices wiped.
- The ministry is removing Mobile Guardian software from affected devices, including iPads and Chromebooks.

**3. Response and Mitigation: Platform Unavailability**

- Mobile Guardian users are currently unable to log in to the platform, and students face restricted access on their devices.
- The company is working to address the security breach and restore services.

**Read more at:** [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com)