PowerSchool Data Breach Exposes 71 Million Students and Teachers
PowerSchool, a leading education tech provider, experienced a substantial data breach in 2024, exposing sensitive information of millions of students and teachers. Despite promoting robust security measures, the company lacked multifactor authentication, which contributed to the breach. The hacker, a Massachusetts college student, has pleaded guilty.
The breach, which affected over 71 million individuals across the US, included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, disability records, special education data, and bus stops. The state of Texas has sued PowerSchool, accusing the company of violating state laws on deceptive trade practices and identity theft protection. The hacker, who has not been publicly named, accessed data of over 880,000 Texas teachers and students.
PowerSchool promotes itself as having stringent security measures. However, the lack of multifactor authentication left a gap that the hacker exploited. The breach underscores the importance of multiple layers of security to protect sensitive data.
The 2024 PowerSchool data breach serves as a stark reminder of the need for stringent data protection measures. The company faces legal consequences for the breach, and the hacker has pleaded guilty. As education increasingly relies on technology, so too must security measures evolve to protect sensitive student and teacher data.
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