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Palatine CCSD 15 says limited PowerSchool customer‑support breach was contained; no social‑security numbers accessed

2117291 · January 16, 2025
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District IT staff told the board a December compromise of a PowerSchool third‑party support account exposed limited student and staff records. PowerSchool has contained the incident and the district is monitoring; officials said no Social Security numbers, photos or parent emails were accessed.

Palatine CCSD 15 officials told the board at its January meeting that PowerSchool notified the district of a data breach involving a third‑party technical‑support account tied to the vendor's customer‑support portal.

"The breach occurred between December 19th and 23rd and was quickly contained," said the district presenter during the meeting. The district said a limited set of student and staff information was accessed; it said no student photos, parent…

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