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
PowerSchool data breach compromises data of North Carolina Public School teachers and students George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment.
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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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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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 ...
Information about students, families accessed during 2nd cyber event experienced by NC city
In addition to the PowerSchool data breach, for nearly two weeks taxpayers in Winston-Salem haven’t been able to pay their city bills online due to a cyber event that disrupted the city’s network ...
Hacker stole NC student and teacher data from system used to record grades, attendance
A global data breach of the PowerSchool information system means that a hacker obtained personal data from North Carolina ...