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Maggie Hassan and Jim Banks wrote to Navigate360 after a hacker claimed to compromise the school safety tool. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/88757\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line.jpg?resize=640%2C426&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-2.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-2.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-2.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-2.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-2.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-2.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-2.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-2.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-2.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\"><figcaption> U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., departs a Democratic luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Eric Lee\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"31.314762796504\"><body readability=\"64.949466192171\"><\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan pair of senators want a company that operates a tip line for anonymously reporting school safety concerns to answer questions about hackers compromising sensitive student information.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Jim Banks, R-Ind., announced on Monday they\u2019d sent a letter to the firm, Navigate360, about <a href=\"https:\/\/san.com\/cc\/millions-of-anonymous-crime-tips-exposed-in-massive-crime-stoppers-hack-exclusive\/\">last month\u2019s incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe write to express significant concern about the risks to students, staff, and schools from a recent cyberattack on your company\u2019s P3 Global Intel tip line,\u201d they said in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hassan.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/hassan_banks_navigate360_letter.pdf\">April 24 letter<\/a>. \u201cWe are particularly concerned by reports that the cyberattack exploited platform vulnerabilities in order to steal students\u2019 highly sensitive personally identifiable information. We urge you to provide the public clarity regarding what data was stolen, how Navigate360 is responding, and what safeguards Navigate360 will put into place to prevent this from happening again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the company, more than 30,000 schools and 5,000 public safety agencies use Navigate360\u2019s products. Hackers claimed to purloin 93 gigabytes of data from the firm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYour company markets its product as an anonymous tip line,\u201d Hassan and Banks said. \u201cHowever, the personally identifiable information recently released by the hackers suggests otherwise. This puts the safety of students at risk and undermines public trust in using such platforms to report suspicious activity. Education and school safety experts have expressed concerns that, without guaranteed anonymity, students will choose not to report safety concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the alleged breach, Navigate360 CEO JP Guilbault <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/technology\/a-potential-breach-of-an-anonymous-tip-app-could-have-exposed-sensitive-student-data\/2026\/03\">said the company<\/a> was working to determine if there was an incident and if there was, its extent. He did not confirm that sensitive information was released. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the senators\u2019 letter Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A whopping 82% of K-12 schools said they experienced a cyber incident between July 2023 and December 2024, according to a report from the Center for Internet Security. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/blog\/cyberattacks-increase-k-12-schools-here-whats-being-done#:~:text=Some%20potential%20impacts%20of%20cyberattacks%20include:%20*,of%20products%20and%20services%20used%20by%20schools\">scale of cyberattacks on schools<\/a> expanded during COVID-19. Hackers seeking student information usually have a financial motive, such as holding the information for ransom.<\/p>\n<p>The hackers in the Navigate360 case were apparently motivated by hacktivism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember folks, don\u2019t do the dirty work for the pigs,\u201d they wrote. \u201cInvestigating crime is their job, not yours. They don\u2019t care about you, they want convictions and prisoners to fuel the for-profit prisons.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hassan and Banks\u2019 specific questions for Navigate360 included inquiries about its cybersecurity practices, what data was compromised, whether the tip line is fully anonymous and what kind of help the company has provided to school districts.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"7.7216117216117\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senators-seek-answers-about-hackers-obtaining-sensitive-student-data-from-ostensibly-anonymous-tip-line-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Tim Starks\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-card__details\" readability=\"10.901098901099\">\n<h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Tim Starks<\/h4>\n<p> Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. 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