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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 ...
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 ...
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NC Superintendent Green says 'threat actors' tried to get ransom for PowerSchool data
There's been another breach involving student and teacher data stored on PowerSchool software, State Superintendent of Public ...
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PowerSchool hackers attempt to extort money from North Carolina schools, staff
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction issued a warning after hackers sent several emails attempting to extort ...
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North Carolina won’t renew PowerSchool contract after data breach, texts from ‘threat actors’
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will not be renewing its contract with PowerSchool in the wake of a data ...
Cyber threats target North Carolina schools; traced back to PowerSchool breach
Public school employees and the North Carolina Department of Instruction were targeted by cyber threats this week.
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 ...
PowerSchool paid a hacker’s ransom, but now schools say they are being extorted
Months after the hacked education software maker PowerSchool paid a hacker’s ransom to delete the company’s banks of stolen ...
‘Threat actor’ claims to have NC student data months after PowerSchool assured officials it was safe
State education officials and its hacked data management contractor — PowerSchool — say they have notified law enforcement ...
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Paid Off Once Already, PowerSchool Hacker Demands More Money
A cyber criminal who successfully extorted the software company PowerSchool for ransom in December 2024 did not delete the ...
PowerSchool breach: Why children are especially vulnerable to data breaches and how to protect them
A December data breach exposed the records of millions of North Carolina students and teachers who had, at one point, used ...