North Carolina school districts, Department of Public Instruction say they’re taking breach ‘very seriously’
Hackers have gained access to a student information system used by North and South Carolina public schools. The N.C. Department of Public Instruction just got notified by the vendor, PowerSchool, about the data breach this week.
PowerSchool data breach compromises data of North Carolina Public School teachers and students
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NC public schools hit with major data breach of teachers' and students’ personal information
A hacker attacked the PowerSchool information system that schools use to track student enrollment, grades and attendance. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is still analyzing the extent of the impact to North Carolina schools.
‘Unauthorized party’ gains access to PowerSchool, several North Carolina school districts impacted
PowerSchool, the state of North Carolina’s student information system provider, notified WS/FCS that an unauthorized party gained access to its system.
Needham, Nashoba school districts among those possibly affected by PowerSchool data breach
School officials learned of the “potential cybersecurity incident” on Tuesday, Needham Public Schools Superintendent Dan Gutekanst said in a statement.
Westerville schools hit by data breach of PowerSchool, platform several area districts use
Westerville City Schools confirmed personal student info was accessed in PowerSchool breach. Unclear if several more central Ohio districts affected.
Union County Public Schools affected by NC student information system data breach
NC officials say all data is “contained” and the system is currently secure for use. But the breach may have resulted in “inadvertent exposure of personally identifiable inf
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