PowerSchool’s Data Breach Fiasco: A Lesson in Identity Theft Protection
PowerSchool’s December 2024 data breach spilled personal info of students and educators like a piñata at a birthday party. While no banking details were affected, names, birthdays, and medical info went flying. Affected individuals get two years of free identity theft protection, but no word yet on how many schools were hit.
Hot Take:
Oh PowerSchool, you had one job! When education tech becomes education ‘hack,’ it’s time to hit the books on cybersecurity. Who knew the ‘SIS’ in Student Information System could stand for ‘Seriously Insecure System’?
Key Points:
- PowerSchool experienced a data breach in December 2024, impacting its Student Information System.
- Compromised data includes personal information like names, birth dates, and Social Security numbers, but no financial data.
- Affected individuals are offered two years of free identity theft and credit monitoring services.
- Multiple school districts in the US and Canada have reported being affected by the breach.
- PowerSchool suggests a ransomware attack was involved, but the data has reportedly been deleted.
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