IPS student info, employee social security info leaked in PowerSchool data breach
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. PowerSchool said on Dec. 28, it became aware of a "potential cybersecurity incident" that involved unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool SIS information.
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.
PowerSchool data breach leaks info of students and staff at schools across the US
Schools across the US and Canada are warning parents that a data breach may have leaked information for students and employees. The K-12 operations platform PowerSchool, which supports over 60 million students and has over 18,
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 to know about protecting your identity, personal information after a data breach
In 2023, more than 350 million were impacted by data breaches, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, a national identity crime nonprofit. Personal information taken in data breaches can be used to make purchases, obtain fraudulent loans and take over social media accounts.
Massachusetts school districts warn parents after PowerSchool data breach
School districts are warning parents about a data breach involving PowerSchool — a software system used by several Massachusetts school districts. Needham, Woburn, Milton, Canton, Bridgewater-Raynham, and Westford are among the schools that use the software.
Thousands of Chicago area students impacted by data breach
A data breach is impacting thousands students including in the Chicago area of current and former New Trier High School students
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.
Lower Merion was part of a school data breach involving personal student and staff information
Schools nationally have been hit by the data breach, with news outlets from Kansas to Maine reporting this week on local 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.
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.
Duke Energy exposed thousands of Social Security numbers, class action lawsuit says
A Duke Energy breach exposed social security numbers, a class action lawsuit says. That could mean payouts for thousands of ...
Frederick County schools hit by cyberattack, data breach under investigation
FREDERICK, Md. — Some sensitive information from Frederick County Public Schools was compromised in a cyberattack on their ...
WEHT Evansville on MSN1d
EVSC software vendor victim of data breach
PowerSchool serves thousands of school districts across the country and Canada where many districts were impacted.