In February, PowerSchool, an edtech giant servicing K-12 schools, disclosed a major cybersecurity breach that may be one of the largest of the year. Hackers accessed the company’s customer support portal using compromised credentials, endangering sensitive information in the PowerSchool SIS used by over 18,000 schools. Despite PowerSchool’s claims of cybersecurity measures, unresolved questions persist regarding the specifics and extent of the breach, and the company has yet to fully disclose details, prompting concern from affected educational institutions.
PowerSchool has confirmed a significant data breach affecting its SIS, which manages vital student information for over 60 million students across North America.
The breach occurred through hacked credentials used on the PowerSource customer portal, highlighting vulnerabilities in security practices for educational software providers.
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