Summary: PowerSchool, a major education software provider, has begun notifying individuals in the U.S. and Canada about a data breach that affected their personal information. The breach, from December 2024, involved unauthorized access to sensitive data from over 6,500 school districts, although the exact number of impacted individuals remains undisclosed. PowerSchool is offering affected users free identity theft protection and credit monitoring services.
Affected: PowerSchool education software platform
Keypoints :
- Cyberattack occurred in December 2024, targeting PowerSchool’s customer support portal.
- Sensitive data from 6,505 school districts was accessed, including names, SSNs, medical data, and grades.
- PowerSchool has begun regulatory notifications and is offering impacted individuals free identity theft protection services.