Archive for January, 2025
PowerSchool Cybersecurity Incident – Update 1/29
Since the last update, PowerSchool has initiated the process of notifying involved individuals about the resources now available to them. As part of this process, PowerSchool has posted a notice to their website. Credit monitoring and identity protection services are now activated and available. In the coming weeks, Experian (on behalf of PowerSchool) will also be distributing direct email notifications to involved individuals for whom they have sufficient contact information. This email notice will include further information about the information of theirs involved and the resources PowerSchool is offering. Additionally, PowerSchool has coordinated with Experian to set up a call […]
PowerSchool Cybersecurity Incident – Update 1/27
This afternoon, PowerSchool began the process of filing state attorneys general notifications across applicable U.S. jurisdictions on behalf of customers who did not opt-out of our offer to do so. PowerSchool has also started the process of notifying Canadian regulators. … In the coming days, PowerSchool will begin providing formal legal notice of the cybersecurity incident to current and former students (or their parents / guardians as applicable) and educators whose information was determined to be involved. A direct email notification will be distributed by Experian on behalf of PowerSchool in the coming weeks to applicable current and former students […]
PowerSchool data breach update
BHRSD Families and Staff, As I shared last week, PowerSchool had a data breach. A huge number of districts were impacted. We continue to investigate its impact. With the exception of one staff person, no social security numbers were compromised. Here is a link to PowerSchool FAQ. We are working with both PowerSchool and our attorneys on next steps which may include them providing services to those impacted. Please feel free to reach out if you have questions. Peter Dillon, Superintendent
PowerSchool Incident Update
Please see the periodically updated incident page as PowerSchool learns more information and takes additional steps in response to a recent security incident. What Happened On December 28, 2024, PowerSchool became aware of a potential cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) information through one of their community-focused customer portals, PowerSource. PowerSchool is not experiencing, nor does it expect to experience, any operational disruption and continues to provide services as normal to their customers. PowerSchool has no evidence that other PowerSchool products were affected as a result of this incident or that there is any […]