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The Record ☛ Phones, email, classes disrupted in University of The Bahamas ransomware attack
A ransomware gang has shut down the internet and telephone systems used by the University of The Bahamas, forcing changes on administrators, professors and students.
The school, which serves 5,000 students across three campuses, said the attack began on February 2 and impacted all online applications including email platforms and systems used for classwork. All online classes were cancelled.
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TechCrunch ☛ PowerSchool data breach affected 16,000 students in the UK
PowerSchool hasn’t confirmed how many international students have been affected. However, in an emailed statement to TechCrunch, PowerSchool spokesperson Beth Keebler confirmed that four schools in the U.K. were affected, with hackers accessing the data of “approximately 16,000 students.”
In a letter sent to impacted individuals outside of the U.S. and Canada, seen by TechCrunch, PowerSchool said that data accessed includes students’ contact information, dates of birth, limited medical data, and “other related information.”
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TechCrunch ☛ What PowerSchool won’t say about its data breach affecting millions of students | TechCrunch
PowerSchool, which provides K-12 software to more than 18,000 schools to support some 60 million students across North America, confirmed the breach in early January. The California-based company, which Bain Capital acquired for $5.6 billion in 2024, said hackers used compromised credentials to breach its customer support portal, allowing further access to the company’s school information system, PowerSchool SIS, which schools use to manage student records, grades, attendance, and enrollment.
“On December 28, 2024, we became aware of a potential cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain PowerSchool SIS information through one of our community-focused customer portals, PowerSource,” PowerSchool spokesperson Beth Keebler told TechCrunch.
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ABC ☛ PowerSchool cybersecurity | State attorney general's office investigating school software breach
Across the country and in North Carolina, hackers were able to potentially access personal data like social security numbers, names, addresses, and medical information in some cases.
Attorney General Jeff Jackson told ABC11 there is no lawsuit on the table right now. Still, they're working to investigate the company to find out what they were doing before the breach to protect peoples' data and privacy.
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Canada ☛ Update on PowerSchool data breach | Government of Northwest Territories
Two weeks ago, the GNWT shared that the breach impacted data for the Beaufort Delta Division Education Council, Dehcho Divisional Education Council, South Slave Divisional Education Council, Yellowknife Catholic Schools, and Yellowknife Education District No. 1 (YK1).
Through an investigation, the GNWT has now confirmed that student and staff data from additional education bodies – the Dettah District Education Authority and the Ndilǫ District Education Authority – were also affected, as these education bodies are included within YK1’s PowerSchool account.
The breach has now been confirmed to impact approximately 35,082 individuals, including 32,734 current and historical students and 2,348 current and historical educators/staff from the Northwest Territories. Impacted individuals will be notified by PowerSchool directly.
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NBC ☛ PowerSchool data breach: Thousands in Mass. affected, company says – NBC Boston
While the company has not provided an exact number of affected individuals, they have started to file incident reports with several state attorneys general. In Massachusetts, companies are legally required to report data breaches affecting residents’ private data.
And according to Massachusetts’ latest data breach notification report, on Jan. 28, Powerschool reported that 18,476 residents were impacted – with both Social Security numbers and medical records being breached.
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Sinclair Inc ☛ NC attorney general launches investigation into PowerSchool data breach
A news release from the attorney general's office said a hacker gained access to PowerSchool in December 2024, potentially exposing sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, addresses, minors' names, medical information, and disciplinary information.