NC student data compromised in breach, NC and PowerSchool say
Data from the North Carolina’s student and teacher information system — containing personal and private information about the state’s schoolchildren and teachers — was compromised last month.
Wake up call for parents after North Carolina student data compromised in breach
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Student names, birthdates, school grades, test scores and more could be compromised due to a statewide data breach of a private software company called PowerSchool. The company is a hub for essential data on students, teachers, and staff in North Carolina Public Schools.
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North Carolina public schools were impacted by a major data breach of teachers' and students' personal information in December, officials say.
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School information data breach affects North Carolina districts
Union County Public Schools was among the districts whose student and teacher data was compromised by a data breach last month. Officials with the PowerSchool software company say on Dec. 28, 2024, they became aware of a potential cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to certain personal information through its PowerSource platform.
PowerSchool data breach impacts NC students; investigation underway
The unauthorized system access has compromised the personal information of students, families and staff members across multiple school districts.
PowerSchool Experiences Data Breach Affecting an Unknown Number of Students and Administrators
PowerSchool sent out a round of emails to certain school districts announcing that the company had experienced a data breach.
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A spokesperson for the company said an "unauthorized actor" accessed and stole sensitive customer information.
Student data from South Carolina, other states accessed after PowerSchool security breach, officials say
An unknown number of students across South Carolina had their personal information accessed via a nationwide cybersecurity breach, the state Department of Education announced Tuesday. Officials said unauthorized access to a PowerSchool access portal was part of an “international incident over which the state and local districts had no control”
School information data breach affects Union County, North Carolina districts
Most North Carolina school districts use PowerSchool, including Union County, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, and Gaston County.
Several NWI districts alerted of student data breach from PowerSchool
Area school districts might have been impacted by the cyberattack of a nationwide education software cloud-based platform called PowerSchool, used to store sensitive student data.
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.
Hacker stole NC student and teacher data from system used to record grades, attendance
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Information about students, families accessed during 2nd cyber event experienced by NC city
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