PowerSchool cyberattack may have compromised the data of more than 70 million students and teachers – what to do now
As reported by BleepingComputer, the personal data of 62.4 million students and 9.5 million teachers was exposed during the attack when the threat actor used stolen credentials to access the PowerSchool customer support portal. After which, they used a maintenance access tool to download the data from districts’ PowerSIS databases.
PowerSchool hacker claims they stole data of 62 million students
The hacker who breached education tech giant PowerSchool claimed in an extortion demand that they've stolen the personal data of 62.4 million students and 9.5 million teachers, BleepingComputer has learned.
What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions
PowerSchool Breach Victim Says Hackers Stole All Student Data
The districts involved in the PowerSchool cyberattack say hackers have access to previous student and teacher data.
PowerSchool breach FAQ: What to know about the data breach affecting NC schools
The hack of a K-12 software provider has left student and teacher information exposed in districts around the country. The breach has left many North Carolina students, teachers and families worried about the potential impact on their privacy.
PowerSchool Sued Over Data Breach in California Federal Court
PowerSchool was infiltrated by cybercriminals who accessed highly sensitive information of both students and educators. The information exposed included names, addresses, contact information, social security numbers,
North Carolina leaders reveal 900 students, 312,000 teachers affected by PowerSchool breach
North Carolina leaders laid out new details in the PowerSchool breach on Wednesday. They confirmed more than 900 students and 312,000 teachers, past and present, had their numbers compromised. Those impacted will be notified by the end of the month.
Toronto school district says 40 years of student data stolen in PowerSchool breach
Canada’s largest school board says hackers may have accessed some 40 years' worth of student data during the recent PowerSchool breach. In a letter
More than 70 million students and teachers had their personal data stolen in PowerSchool breach
The PowerSchool ransomware attack affects millions of students and teachers across 6500+ school districts in the U.S. and Canada.
PowerSchool offering identity protection, credit monitoring after data breach
PowerSchool is now offering identity protection and credit monitoring for some of the people affected by its recent data breach. Student and teacher data throughout the country was compromised following a technology breach of the school information system that started on Dec.
PowerSchool data breach for some included personally identifiable information
A data breach at education-management software company PowerSchool appears to have included personally identifiable information for some current and former students and teachers across the country.
Tornillo ISD cyber attack exposes student and teacher info to unauthorized foreign user
The Tornillo Independent School District experienced a cybersecurity threat resulting in student information being copied by ...
Malware stole internal PowerSchool passwords from engineer’s hacked computer
The theft of a PowerSchool engineer's passwords prior to the breach raises further doubts about the company's security ...
Mercyhurst Prep, Penncrest among schools whose data may have been breached in cyberattack
Harbor Creek and Fairview school districts, Mercyhurst Preparatory School and the Saegertown-based Penncrest School District ...
Power School cyberattack may have exposed personal information of local families
A cyber attack on a program that parents use to track their kids’ grades could have exposed the personal information of local ...
Several Utah school districts affected by vast PowerSchool cyberattack
Students from Salt Lake City, Cache, Iron, Weber and other Utah school districts utilize popular education platform to track ...
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How Schools Should Respond to the PowerSchool Cyberattack
The country’s largest provider of cloud-based education software for K-12 schools announced on January 7 that it fell victim to a massive data ...
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Student, teacher data compromised in PowerSchool cyberattack
PowerSchool, the company that provides our district’s Student Information System, notified us yesterday of a data breach that ...