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District alerts community after PowerSchool cybersecurity incident; vendor offering identity protection
Summary
Superintendent-level staff told the board the district has posted updates about a PowerSchool breach, that PowerSchool is notifying affected people and offering identity-protection services, and the district continues to monitor for misuse of stolen data.
District staff informed the board that a cybersecurity breach affecting PowerSchool has required notification steps and ongoing monitoring. "I let you all know about the cybersecurity breach that we have with PowerSchool," staff said; "We have at this point... provided notification... It is on our website with links to the most updated information from PowerSchool."
Board members asked about the percentage of people affected and what technical steps the district or vendor had taken. Staff said the vendor indicated people who had credentials or backend access could have had data exposed; PowerSchool engaged a negotiation/response firm and the vendor believes the data were destroyed and is offering identity-protection services for those not covered by the initial notices. The superintendent-level speaker emphasized the district will keep updates on its website.
