PowerSchool Data Breach Exposes Millions of Student and Teacher Records
PowerSchool, a major K-12 educational technology company, suffered a data breach affecting schools across the U.S. and Canada. Threat actors accessed PowerSchool's support platform using compromised credentials, potentially exposing the names, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical information, and grades of approximately 62.4 million students and 9.5 million teachers. While PowerSchool notified school districts on January 7, 2025, reports detailing the extent and implications of the breach were widely published on January 12 and 13, 2025.
Signal context
First seen: Jan 12, 2025
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- PowerSchool, an education technology company, experienced a data breach.
- The breach affected approximately 62.4 million students and 9.5 million teachers across the U.S. and Canada.
- Compromised data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, medical information, and grades.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Information
Likely country: 🇨🇦 Canada
inferred from source domains
Watch internet-facing systems, credential abuse and exploit activity.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 23 signals in the same sector
- 86 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
South Carolina Education Department Gives Update On Cyberattack - FITSNewshttps://www.fitsnews.com/2025/01/31/south-carolina-education-department-gives-update-on-cyberattack/Public source from fitsnews.com.
January 2025: Recent Cyber Attacks, Data Breaches, Ransomware Attackshttps://www.cm-alliance.com/cybersecurity-blog/january-2025-recent-cyber-attacks-data-breaches-ransomware-attacksPublic source from cm-alliance.com.
The total scope of PowerSchool data breach is still unclear as impacted individuals are contactedhttps://www.wfae.org/education/2025-01-27/the-total-scope-of-powerschool-data-breach-is-still-unclear-as-impacted-individuals-are-contactedPublic source from wfae.org.
Scam of the day – January 27, 2025 – PowerSchool Data Breach Update | Scamicidehttps://www.scamicide.com/2025/01/26/scam-of-the-day-january-27-2025-powerschool-data-breach-update/Public source from scamicide.com.
January 2025 Data Breach Round Up - Findings.cohttps://findings.co/blog/january-2025-data-breach-round-upPublic source from findings.co.
Massive Data Breach at PowerSchool: Over 70 Million Students and Teachers Impacted – Jacobson CPSC - About UCalgary WordPresshttps://jacobsoncpsc.ucalgary.ca/2025/01/24/massive-data-breach-at-powerschool-over-70-million-students-and-teachers-impacted/Public source from jacobsoncpsc.ucalgary.ca.
Top Data Breaches in 2025 [Month-wise] - Strobes Securityhttps://strobes.co/blog/top-data-breaches-in-2025-month-wise/Public source from strobes.co.
Top data breaches of 2025 and lessons learned for the future - Computer Solutionshttps://www.comsoltx.com/it-resources/blogs/top-data-breaches-of-2025-and-lessons-learned-for-the-future/Public source from comsoltx.com.
Park City School District not impacted by PowerSchool cyberattack - KPCWhttps://www.kpcw.org/park-city-school-district/2025-01-14/park-city-school-district-not-impacted-by-powerschool-cyberattackPublic source from kpcw.org.
Westport Public Schools unaffected by PowerSchool data leak - Inklings Newshttps://www.inklingsnews.com/news/2025/01/14/westport-public-schools-unaffected-by-powerschool-data-leak/Public source from inklingsnews.com.
Top Data Breaches in 2025 [Month-wise] - Strobes Securityhttps://strobes.security/blog/top-data-breaches-in-2025/Public source from strobes.security.
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