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 stole the personal data of 62.4 million students and 9.5 million teachers.
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.
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 occurred between December 19 and December 23. This breach, which affected student data, has impacted PowerSchool districts across the U.S. and internationally, including several in Kansas.
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.
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 ...
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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Two South Georgia school districts say student, educator information exposed in PowerSchool cyberattack
A cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool has compromised some users’ data in the Clinch County School District, ...
Mercyhurst Prep, Penncrest among schools whose data may have been breached in cyberattack
Hackers obtained personal data about students and parents from PowerSchool. Not all schools that use the data platform were ...