PowerSchool customers face new extortion threats with previously stolen data
On May 7, 2025, PowerSchool warned that the hacker responsible for its December 2024 cyberattack was individually extorting school districts. The threat actors are using previously stolen student and teacher data, which PowerSchool had paid a ransom to have destroyed, to demand further payments. Samples of the data match the information stolen in the earlier incident. North Carolina school districts and the Toronto District School Board were among those targeted by these new extortion attempts.
Signal context
First seen: May 7, 2025
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- New extortion attempts reported on May 7, 2025.
- Threat actors using data stolen in a December 2024 PowerSchool breach.
- PowerSchool had previously paid a ransom for data destruction, which was not honored.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Educational Services
Likely country: Location not provided
Watch internet-facing systems, credential abuse and exploit activity.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
- 3 signals in the same sector
- 90 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
NC schools targeted for extortion again, months after PowerSchool data breach - EdNChttps://www.ednc.org/2025/05/07/nc-schools-targeted-for-extortion-again-months-after-powerschool-data-breach/Public source from ednc.org.
PowerSchool hacker now extorting individual school districts - Bleeping Computerhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerschool-hacker-now-extorting-individual-school-districts/Public source from bleepingcomputer.com.
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