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.
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,
What PowerSchool isn’t saying about its ‘massive’ student data breach
The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions
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.
Expert issues warning after PowerSchool data breach
PowerSchool, a widely used platform among districts in western Washington, including Seattle and Everett, confirmed the breach.
How victims of PowerSchool’s data breach helped each other investigate ‘massive’ hack
School workers say they resorted to crowdsourcing help among each other following PowerSchool's breach, fueled by solidarity and the slow response from PowerSchool.
PowerSchool hacker claims they stole data of 62 million students
The hacker who breached education tech giant PowerSchool claimed in an extortion demand that they stole the personal data of 62.4 million students and 9.5 million teachers.
The PowerSchool Breach May Have Compromised Over 70 Million Users' Data
One of the latest significant information leaks involves data from PowerSchool, a software provider for thousands of K–12 school districts in the United States and Canada. The incident affected millions of users.
Local schools impacted by massive PowerSchool data breach, lawsuit filed
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A federal lawsuit filed in California claims that PowerSchool, a widely used educational software company, was negligent in protecting personal information, potentially exposing the data of millions of students and teachers across the country.
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Investigates PowerSchool Data Breach
NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 23, 2025 / PowerSchool recently disclosed that it suffered a data breach that compromised the
PowerSchool Data Breach May Have Affected 62M Kids, 9.5M Teachers
A new report from Bleeping Computer suggests the hacker infiltrated the entire PowerSchool userbase, but PowerSchool declined to confirm or deny the numbers to PCMag.
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Millions Impacted by PowerSchool Data Breach
Four decades of student and educator information was stolen from PowerSchool – tens of millions are potentially affected.
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PowerSchool’s cyberbreach not an issue in this province
Only one Saskatchewan school division has been publicly identified as having its information included in a potential ...
Over 60M kids’ data in West Virginia and Ohio may have been stolen: What you need to know
More than 62 million students and 9.5 million teachers may have had their data stolen, according to a new report.
Powerschool partners with Experian to provide identity protection after data breach
PowerSchool announced on Friday, Jan. 17 that they had contracted with Experian to offer identity protection and credit monitoring services to all students and ...