What PowerSchool won’t say about its data breach affecting millions of students
TechCrunch has heard from PowerSchool customers that the scale of the data breach could be “massive.” But PowerSchool has repeatedly declined to say how many schools and individuals are affected, despite telling TechCrunch that it had “identified the schools and districts whose data was involved in this incident.”
PowerSchool Portal Compromised Months Before Massive Data Breach
Hackers used compromised credentials to access PowerSchool’s PowerSource portal months before the December 2024 data breach.
PowerSchool previously hacked in August, months before data breach
PowerSchool has published a long-awaited CrowdStrike investigation into its massive December 2024 data breach, which determined that the company was previously hacked over 4 months earlier, in August,
Wisconsin District Sues Ed Tech Giant PowerSchool After Massive Data Breach
The St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, school district filed a federal lawsuit against education software behemoth PowerSchool Tuesday, kicking into motion a national campaign to hold the company accountable for what cybersecurity experts predict is among the largest student data breaches in history.
Wisconsin school district sues PowerSchool after student data breach
A northwest Wisconsin school district filed a federal lawsuit against PowerSchool for a data breach. Three Green Bay area schools were affected.
Hacker accessed PowerSchool’s network months before massive December breach
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After breach of school staff financial data, ransomware gang takes credit
Carruth Compliance Consulting was targeted in a December 2024 data breach, which impacted over 110,000 school employees, ...
Wake school board considers support for PowerSchool investigation, legal action
The Wake school board plans to consider Tuesday night writing a letter in support of Attorney General Jeff Jackson's ...
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PowerSchool’s simple security error was avoidable. You can do better
Late last year, a hacker infiltrated PowerSchool, a software company that offers cloud-based services to K-12 schools. The breach resulted in stolen personal data for millions of kids as well as ...
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PowerSchool offers update to local schools affected by its cybersecurity breach
The national cybersecurity breach that affected Greenfield-Central Community School Corp. and New Palestine Community Schools is still under review, PowerSchool leaders said in an updated ...
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Privacy commissioner probing massive breach of student information
The federal privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into a cybersecurity breach at a company that stores the personal information of K-12 students across Canada.
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PowerSchool provides update on cybersecurity breach
New information has come to light on the state’s plans to help members of the school system who were negatively affected by ...