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.
PowerSchool data breach potentially affects three school districts in greater Gardner
Three school districts in the greater Gardner area use the PowerSchool Student Information System. Here's what they know about the data breach.
NC student data compromised in breach, NC and PowerSchool say
Data from the North Carolina’s student and teacher information system — containing personal and private information about the state’s schoolchildren and teachers — was compromised last month.
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.
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.
Hacker stole NC student and teacher data from system used to record grades, attendance
But PowerSchool, which is used to record information such as students’ attendance, grades, report cards and courses, says the incident has been contained and the data was destroyed, according to Vanessa Wrenn,
PowerSchool hit by cyberattack which saw student and teacher data stolen
PowerSchool said that in late December, threat actors accessed its student information system and stole data on students and teachers PowerSchool, a major education technology software platform for K-12 schools,
PowerSchool hack exposes Indiana students’ data
"PowerSchool became aware of a potential cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain information ... " the company said.
Student, teacher data compromised in PowerSchool cyberattack
PowerSchool is now the latest victim of a nationwide cyberattack. PowerSchool is a cloud-based software solutions provider for K-12 schools across the country, including Kansas. Andover Public Schools is among the several schools that have been impacted.
North Carolina student, teacher data compromised in cybersecurity breach
North Carolina student and teacher data was compromised during a tech breach last month, according to the state’s Department of Public Instruction. The department said PowerSchool, a leading provider of cloud-based software in North America,
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 ...
Edtech giant PowerSchool says hackers accessed personal data of students and teachers
The Bain Capital-owned edtech giant says hackers accessed its customer support portal using a "compromised credential." ...
PowerSchool hack exposes student, teacher data from K-12 districts
Education software giant PowerSchool has confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal ...
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.
What is PowerSchool and how was it breached?
How was PowerSchool hacked? PowerSchool is not explaining the details of how their system was breached. In a message to ...