This week, users of the Seesaw app were going to be shocked. The app was hacked by bad actors who used the tech's messaging feature to send explicit pictures to parents.
One Illinois school district warned against opening links that were sent in Seesaw as a message from another school family. Don't open the message as it contains inappropriate content.
NOTE: D20's Seesaw account was hacked Wed 9/14 am. DO NOT OPEN ANY "BITLY" LINKS sent in Seesaw as a message from another school family. DELETE THE MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY without opening as it contains inappropriate content. Seesaw is working to resolve this issue. #esd20learns
— KeeneyvilleD20 (@KeeneyvilleD20) September 14, 2022
The offensive message was flagged by parents in many different states when the hack occurred on Wednesday. We should let you know that the message was a meme. We will not be linking.
One of the recipients of the arresting image wrote in a group chat.
According to its website, Breaching Seesaw is used in over 75% of American school districts and hosts 10 million users a month. Seesaw representatives told NBC that individual accounts were not the only ones that had been compromised.
The hackers took over a number of user profiles and used them to send offensive messages after obtaining some usernames and passwords.
This is an open and shut case. Our sincerest apologies to any parents or teachers who received this classic Internet shock-spon, but in the spirit of all that Seesaw represents, we would like to turn this into a cybersecurity learning moment.
Seesaw Messages is back up and running for everyone. The first response to the announcement was someone asking for technological assistance.
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