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PowerSchool hackers return, and may not have deleted stolen data as promised
The hackers which struck PowerSchool in 2024 are now reportedly targeting individual schools and extorting them for ransom, ...
Hacker who promised to destroy stolen PowerSchool data now wants money from schools
In December, a hacker gained access to personal data for students and teachers across the world in the database for the ...
Essex Westford School District warns families of ongoing PowerSchool data threats
The Essex Westford School District has informed families about continued threats from the December 2024 PowerSchool data ...
PowerSchool Paid Ransom to Hackers After Breach
Software maker said it paid its attackers even as the true size of the theft is still unknown.
PowerSchool data breach leads to school extortion attempts
A threat actor has contacted multiple school districts demanding payments related to student and staff data stolen in a December breach.
Threat actors claim to have access to North Carolina student and teacher data from PowerSchool breach, officials say
On Wednesday, several school and NCDPI employees across North Carolina received messages from threat actors claiming to have ...
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PowerSchool Paid a Hacker’s Ransom. Now Cyber Criminals Are Threatening Schools
School districts that were affected by a PowerSchool data hack in December are now facing extortion attempts by cyber ...
PowerSchool hacker now extorting individual school districts
PowerSchool is warning that the hacker behind its December cyberattack is now individually extorting schools, threatening to ...
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PowerSchool data breach has led to ransom attempt, says Peel District School Board
PowerSchool has ... informed us that an unauthorized user attempted to contact multiple school districts,” says PDSB ...
PowerSchool paid thieves to delete stolen student, teacher data. Looks like crooks lied
This wasn't a traditional ransomware attack as no files were encrypted; instead, it was a simple data heist using a stolen ...
PowerSchool Cyberattack: Data Breach and Ransom Demands
The recent cyberattack on PowerSchool, a cloud-based software program widely used by educational institutions, has raised significant concerns over data security and privacy. This article delves into ...