Officials are encouraging school districts to set aside funds towards cybersecurity efforts. State resources can also assist.

Experts say school districts need to be well-equipped to defend themselves against cyber incidents, which could put students at risk of identity theft. Cyber incidents could also expose schools to ...

In a letter to those affected, Mastery Schools said a previously reported cyber incident in September 2024 involved an ...

Of the 7% which reported breaches, 32% suffered data theft as a result, as well as 16% having financial implications for the school, and even 14% financially impacting students or staff ...

Superintendent Akil Ross gave an update on the situation at Monday’s school board meeting, after the hack shut down operations across the Chapin-Irmo-area district and even delayed payment of a ...

WHAT DID YOU LEARN? AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE IDENTITY THEFT UNIT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION FROM CITY SCHOOLS LAST NIGHT. WE’RE FEELING THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THEIR INFORMATION STOLEN ...

In Alabama, PowerSchool is used in every single public school system. On Friday, emails with more information were being sent to parents including an offer from PowerSchool to cover two years of ...

A 19-year-old college student in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty in the PowerSchool data breach. Matthew Lane was accused of stealing tens of millions of schoolchildren’s personal information for ...