Breachesby GlyphPowerSchool
Disclosed Jan 7, 2025Confirmed
Hacker steals K-12 student and teacher records from PowerSchool SIS
A hacker used a compromised support credential to access PowerSchool's PowerSource portal and export data from customer school information systems; prosecutors said the data of more than 60 million students and 10 million teachers was taken. PowerSchool paid the extortionist, but school districts were later extorted again.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Discovered | Dec 28, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | NamesAddressesPhone numbersEmailsDates of birthSocial Security numbersHealthEducation recordsChildren's data |
| Sector | Education · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Lawsuit or fine | Texas AG lawsuit (2025); hacker Matthew Lane pleaded guilty (2025) |
Sources
Edtech giant PowerSchool says hackers accessed personal data of students and teachersHacker accessed PowerSchool's network months before massive December breachUS student agrees to plead guilty to hack affecting tens of millions of studentsVermont Attorney General: 2025-01-27 PowerSchool Data Breach Notice to Consumers
Notices filed
History of this record
press to officialby backfillSource
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/edtech-giant-powerschool-says-hackers-accessed-personal-data-of-students-and-teachers/ to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-01-27-powerschool-data-breach-notice-consumersby backfillSource
disclosed to confirmedby backfillSource
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First recordedby seedSource
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Vermont AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.