More than 70 million students and teachers had their personal data stolen in PowerSchool breach
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 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
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 ...
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 ...
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Malware stole internal PowerSchool passwords from engineer’s hacked computer
A cyberattack and data breach at U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool that was discovered December 28 threatens to expose the private data of tens of millions of schoolchildren and teachers.
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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 ...
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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Holton Superintendent responds to nationwide PowerSchool cyberattack
Holton Schools Superintendent Trevor Ashcraft responded to the nationwide report in a letter sent to staff and families.
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Penta Career Center affected by PowerSchool cyberattack
PERRYSBURG, Ohio (WTVG) - A local school has announced that it has been affected by the recent PowerSchool cyberattack. Penta Career Center says that on Jan. 9, PowerSchool confirmed that ...