Maine, PowerSchool and cybersecurity breach

Schools across Maine affected by PowerSchool cybersecurity breach
More details are coming out about the cybersecurity breach into PowerSchool, a cloud storage education technology provider serving K-12 schools across Maine.
At least 9 Maine school districts now affected by software breach
The K-12 student information platform PowerSchool suffered a cybersecurity breach, and informed several Maine school districts they may have been affected.
Some Maine schools affected by PowerSchool data breach
Maine (WABI) - School districts across the country, including some in Maine, reported data breaches to the PowerSchool software they use to help parents, students, and teachers. Both the Mount Blue Regional School District and the Hermon School Department sent letters to their communities about it.
Student information system at several Maine schools breached in cyberattack
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School districts impacted by PowerSchool data breach
(WFSB) - School districts nationwide reported data breaches to the PowerSchool software they use to help parents, students, and teachers. They said the breach happened on Dec. 28, 2024 and they were notified by PowerSchool on Jan. 7 that the cybersecurity incident happened.
Hackers access Michigan school data through compromised PowerSchool portal
Hackers might have accessed student information nationwide in a cybersecurity breach targeting one of the largest education technology companies in the country. PowerSchool - a provider of cloud-based education software for K-12 education - discovered a potential security breach Dec.
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Global school IT contractor suffers cybersecurity issue, at least 3 Maine schools impacted
PowerSchool, which serves hundreds of schools across the country, including many in Maine, notified customers of a breach ...
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PowerSchool hack exposes Seacoast schools' student data: 'We’re extremely concerned'
School districts informed families the data breach included addresses, grade levels, phone numbers, ethnicity, student alerts ...
Experts offer tips on how to protect your child's data after PowerSchool breach
First, consider freezing your child's credit. The CBS13 I-Team has preached this for years for adults, and it remains the best way to prevent identity thieves from taking out credit or opening up an ...
Lower Merion was part of a school data breach involving personal student and staff information
Schools nationally have been hit by the data breach, with news outlets from Kansas to Maine reporting this week on local ...
PowerSchool hack exposes student, teacher data from K-12 districts
Education software giant PowerSchool has confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal ...
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School software provider is the latest target of major hack of personal data
The sensitive data of millions of American adults and children have been compromised after hackers targeted California-based ...