PowerSchool begins notifying students and teachers

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
PowerSchool starts sending breach notifications, but there are still questions left to answer
Education software platform PowerSchool has started sending breach notifications to victims of a December 2024 cyberattack, but has yet to share how many people were affected or what exactly happened, reports BleepingComputer.
PowerSchool Confirms Breach: Was Your Kid's Data Exposed?
Education technology giant PowerSchool has confirmed a data breach that may have exposed information on millions of schoolchildren, putting them at risk of identity theft. PowerSchool has over 18,000 clients,
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 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.
PowerSchool Breach Affected 33,000 Maine Residents
At least nine school districts in Maine notified families of the data breach on education software company PowerSchool in December, which might have exposed names, birthdates and Social Security numbers.
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.
The total scope of PowerSchool data breach is still unclear as impacted individuals are contacted
A third-party software provider that maintains student and teacher data for school districts across the country disclosed it suffered a data breach earlier this month.
PowerSchool reports data breach, how students and educators are affected
TRI-CITIES, Wash. - Software company PowerSchool recently reported a data breach that affects students and educators, which may include those in many school districts in Washington and Oregon.
PowerSchool warns state officials more than 9,000 NH residents affected by data breach
Education technology giant PowerSchool has begun notifying individuals affected by a data breach late last year that may impact millions of students and teachers across North America, including more t
Lawsuits Filed Following Massive PowerSchool Data Breach
PowerSchool says its software stores information of over 62 million K-12 students and teachers across more than 18,000 customers.
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PowerSchool breach affects some Capital Area Intermediate Unit; should you freeze your child's credit?
PowerSchool breach affects some Capital Area Intermediate Unit; should you freeze your child's credit?