PowerSchool data breach impacts millions

What PowerSchool won’t say about its data breach affecting millions of students
The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions
P.E.I. parents concerned about children's data leaked in PowerSchool breach, says federation
Many Islanders are concerned about the recent PowerSchool breach, especially when it comes to privacy issues around their children, says the P.E.I. Home and School Federation.
Powerschool data breach impacts millions globally
A hacker who breached education tech giant PowerSchool claims to have stolen the personal data of 62.4 million students and 9.5 million teachers. PowerSchool, a cloud-based software solutions provider for K-12 schools and districts,
Ann Arbor students' Social Security numbers spared in PowerSchool data breach, district says
ANN ARBOR, MI – No active student Social Security numbers were compromised after hackers breached K-12 software, according to Ann Arbor Public Schools.
PowerSchool Notice of Data Breach
The purpose of this notice is to share some important information regarding a recent cybersecurity incident involving personal information belonging t
PowerSchool begins notifying students and teachers after massive data breach
The edtech giant is notifying state attorneys general about the breach but won’t say how many individuals have been affected
Some still feeling impacts of data breach that hit N.C. schools
Some people are still feeling the effects of the data breach that hit schools across the state in January. “So this is not a breach on our level whatsoever, you’re considered a victim in this,” Chief Technology Officer with Beaufort County Schools Amber Godfrey said.
Data breach hitting PowerSchool looks very, very bad
Bleeping Computer on Wednesday also reported that an extortion note the attacker sent to PowerSchool claimed that the personal data of 62.4 million students and 9.5 million teachers was swept up in the breach. PowerSchool said it’s offering two years of free credit monitoring to all those affected.
PowerSchool data breach endangers the personal information of millions of students
Student and faculty names, birthdates, contact information—and in some cases, medical data and Social Security Numbers—were compromised in the breach.
PowerSchool data breach a ‘statewide issue,’ 300K+ teachers’ social security numbers exposed
Professor noted the need for continued pushes for multi-factor authentication for educational services that require such extensive identifying information.
PowerSchool starts notifying victims of massive data breach
Education software giant PowerSchool has started notifying individuals in the U.S. and Canada whose personal data was exposed in a late December 2024 cyberattack.
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PowerSchool offering identity protection after security breach
In response to a data breach in late December that affected several school districts in the Magic Valley, software company ...
EVSC tells families, employees affected by global data breach to expect more word
PowerSchool has begun reaching out to EVSC families and employees whose information was compromised in a data breach that ...
Emails being sent to potential victims in PowerSchool breach that impacted Omaha-area districts
PowerSchool said they've started emailing people whose information may have been compromised in a data breach that affected ...
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PowerSchool, used by schools in KC area, failed to use 'basic precautions' for security: report
PowerSchool, a company that provides student information systems for school districts across the U.S. and in the Kansas City ...
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Cyberattack exposes RCSD student data. Here's what leaked, and how to get help
A cybersecurity attack on a major school software platform has exposed student and teacher data at schools across North ...