The theft of a PowerSchool engineer's passwords prior to the breach raises further doubts about the company's security practices.

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A cyberattack and data breach at U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool that was discovered December 28 threatens to expose the private data of tens of millions of schoolchildren and teachers.
PowerSchool told customers the breach was linked to the compromise of a subcontractor’s account. TechCrunch…

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Malware stole internal PowerSchool passwords from engineer's hacked computer

A growing number of schools say they were hit by a cyberattack on PowerSchool, an edtech system used by over 60 million students, parents, and school admins in the US and Canada.

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PowerSchool Confirms Breach: Was Your Kid's Data Exposed?

The theft of a PowerSchool engineer’s passwords prior to the breach raises further doubts about the company’s security practices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read… Read more → The post Malware stole internal PowerSchool passwords from engineer’s hacked computer appeared first on IT Security News.

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Malware stole internal PowerSchool passwords from engineer’s hacked computer

Beaufort County Schools was made aware of a data breach to PowerSchool, a cloud-based software vendor that helps manage student information. PowerSchool informed the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction of a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool Student Information System data. They confirmed that the information belongs to a portion of Beaufort County Schools families and educators. “PowerSchool …

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BCS PowerSchool data breached - Washington Daily News

The country’s Privacy Commissioner is now communicating with PowerSchool after a breach that exposed student information. As NTV’s Beth Penney tells us, one cyber-security expert says education related breaches are becoming more common.

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Cyber security expert weighs-in on PowerSchool breach

A cyberattack and data breach at U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool that was discovered December 28 threatens to expose the private data of tens of millions of school children and teachers.  PowerSchool told customers the breach was linked to the compromise of a subcontractor’s account. TechCrunch learned this week of a separate security incident, involving a PowerSchool software engineer, whose computer was infected with malware that stole their com…

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Holy Spirit Catholic School Division Holy Spirit Catholic School Division has been informed of a cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, the system used for student and staff information. This event impacted user data across Canada and the United States. We are working with PowerSchool to determine the scope of the incident and any potential impact on our families and staff.  PowerSchool has assured us that the incident is contained and th…

Exclusive: Malware stole internal PowerSchool passwords from engineer's hacked computer

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