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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.”
New data breach exposes 700,000 CPS students’ info
The breach of a vendor's computer systems affected students dating back to the 2017-18 school year, but no Social Security numbers, financial or health records were exposed, the school district said.
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.
Participant Data at Community Colleges, Public Schools Exposed in Breach at TPA
A third-party administrator of 403(b) and 457(b) plans experienced a cyber breach last month, exposing sensitive information of more than 48,400 retirement plan participants.
Data Breach Affects Thousands of Chicago Public School Students
A cyber attack in late 2024 exposed names, dates of birth, student identification numbers and Medicaid identification numbers, but not Social Security numbers or financial information, of current and former students.
Data from hundreds of thousands of CPS students exposed in recent breach
Exposed information includes students’ names, dates of birth, gender, student identification numbers and Medicaid identification numbers.
Chicago Public Schools alerts families to data breach exposing student information
Chicago Public Schools issued a warning to families Friday about a data breach impacting several students over the past several years.
Chicago Public Schools hit by massive data breach. What do you need to know?
A CPS vendor's server was hacked, exposing personal information for all current and former students dating back to the ...
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 ...
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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.
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Wisconsin District Sues Ed Tech Giant PowerSchool After Massive Data Breach
The district lawsuit alleges breach of contract. Thirty-plus separate class action lawsuits charging negligence by families could soon be merged.
Hacker accessed PowerSchool’s network months before massive December breach
In a letter sent to affected customers last week, seen by TechCrunch, PowerSchool confirmed that an investigation into the ...
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Many Schools Report Data Breach After Retirement Services Firm Hit by Ransomware
Many schools and thousands of individuals are impacted by a data breach resulting from a ransomware attack on Carruth ...
Penn-Harris-Madison schools hit by ransomware cyber attack, investigating network breach
MISHAWAKA — Penn-Harris-Madison school officials say the district is the target of a ransomware attack. In an email sent to ...