Westerville schools affected by PowerSchool data breach, unclear if other districts hit too
Westerville City Schools confirmed personal student info was accessed in PowerSchool breach. Unclear if several more central Ohio districts affected.
Data breach at New Trier High School exposed records of thousands of students and graduates
New Trier said the data that was accessed included names and school ID numbers. No current students' Social Security numbers were accessed, but some former students' were.
PowerSchool reviewing impact of data breach affecting school districts in Mass. and other states
The educational software giant said it doesn’t anticipate any of the compromised information “being shared or made public,” as a review of the incident continues.
IPS student info, employee social security info leaked in PowerSchool data breach
PowerSchool, a major education software company, announced a security breach on Tuesday, possibly affecting schools across the nation with data leaks.
PowerSchool Issues Nationwide Data Breach Alert: What We Know
A spokesperson for the company said an "unauthorized actor" accessed and stole sensitive customer information.
What Schools Should Know About the PowerSchool Data Breach
The breach is the latest in a series of high-profile cybersecurity incidents affecting K-12 schools, which are a top target of hackers and are uniquely vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Nationwide data breach at software provider used by Alabama schools
An education software provider used by Alabama schools that has access to student names, addresses and email addresses has been compromised, school officials confirmed. PowerSchool serves districts throughout the nation and had a national cybersecurity incident nationwide, according to Newsweek.
Needham, Nashoba school districts among those possibly affected by PowerSchool data breach
School officials learned of the “potential cybersecurity incident” on Tuesday, Needham Public Schools Superintendent Dan Gutekanst said in a statement.
Updated: FCPS student records, teacher data breached
A nationwide data breach made public on Thursday includes County Public Schools student records and class scheduling information, the district said. The breach occurred between Dec. 19 and 28, 2024, and involved a student information system run by a company called PowerSchool.
PowerSchool says hackers stole students’ sensitive data, including Social Security numbers, in data breach
In an FAQ obtained by TechCrunch, PowerSchool confirms it negotiated with the threat actors responsible for the breach.
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Washington state specifically this time.
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Ohio joins $20M data breach settlement
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