PowerSchool Breach: Student Data Drama Unfolds Across North America
PowerSchool, the student data manager, suffered a cyberattack that exposed sensitive info of students from Canada’s largest school board, TDSB. The breach affected records dating back to 1985. PowerSchool claims the stolen data was deleted, but let’s hope the crooks have a change of heart and not just a change of password.
Hot Take:
Just when you thought school was all about learning, it turns out it’s also about sharing… your personal info with hackers! Looks like PowerSchool is taking “cloud-based learning” a bit too literally by making student data rain all over the cybercriminal underworld. If being a student wasn’t hard enough, now they have to worry about their allergies being a hacker’s next trivia question.
Key Points:
- PowerSchool, a provider of cloud-based student info management, was breached in December.
- The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) confirmed student records dating back to 1985 were potentially accessed.
- The breach affected schools in over 40 US states and Bermuda, not just Canada.
- Data accessed includes personal info, medical details, and parent contact information.
- PowerSchool claims the stolen data has been deleted and not shared online.
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