PowerSchool was also hacked in August, before massive breach
PowerSchool was hacked in August, ahead of its massive data breach in December. It emerged that the attacker had had access to PowerSchool's network months before the major breach. The specific scale of the damage and the response have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- PowerSchool
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised network access by a hacker
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It was reported that the attacker had accessed PowerSchool's network months before the major breach in December.
- It was reported that a hack preceding the massive data breach had occurred in August.
2 related reports
Other incidents at PowerSchool
PowerSchool hack leaks student and staff personal data
62mImpact: Leak of student and staff personal data; the attacker claimed to have stolen data on 62 million students
Education technology company PowerSchool was hacked, leaking personal data of students and staff at North American schools. The attacker claimed to have stolen data on 62 million students, and PowerSchool paid the hacker, but school districts were later hit with further extortion demands. A US university student involved in the case pleaded guilty and was later sentenced to federal prison.
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