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PowerSchool school database data leak

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A PowerSchool data leak exposed school databases holding personal information for 9.5 million teachers and 62.4 million students, creating major privacy and identity-theft risk. Attackers used stolen subcontractor credentials to enter the PowerSource customer support portal on December 19, 2024 and download the records. The stolen data spanned 6,505 school districts and included sensitive items such as Social Security numbers and medical data.

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  1. 15.10.2025 22:41 2 articles · 9mo ago

    PowerSchool PowerSource breach and database download

    Exploitation Observed

    Attackers used stolen subcontractor credentials to breach PowerSchool's PowerSource customer support portal on December 19, 2024, and a maintenance tool to download school databases containing the personal information of 9.5 million teachers and 62.4 million students from 6,505 school districts in the U.S., Canada, and other countries.

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  2. 15.10.2025 22:41 1 articles · 9mo ago

    PowerSchool ransom demands for stolen data

    Victim Impact Update

    After stealing sensitive student and faculty data from PowerSchool, the operators sent ransom demands for $2.85 million in Bitcoin on December 28, and the ransom letters claimed to be from Shiny Hunters.

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  3. 15.10.2025 22:41 2 articles · 9mo ago

    PowerSchool hacker sentenced in federal court

    Legal Policy Action Update

    A U.S. District Judge sentenced Matthew D. Lane of Worcester, Massachusetts, to four years in prison, ordered $14 million in restitution, and imposed a $25,000 fine for orchestrating the PowerSchool cyberattack.

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