South Carolina Department of Education Provides Update on PowerSchool Cyberattack
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) provided an update on January 31, 2025, regarding a recent breach of its PowerSource portal, which supports PowerSchool products.
Key points
- Update provided on breach of PowerSource portal.
- "Sensitive information" compromised, including potential Social Security numbers.
- Breach occurred in December 2024.
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Organization
- Published
- Jan 31, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Confidence
- High
- Evidence
- 2 sources
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Threat source
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- Impact area
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What happened in this signal?
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) provided an update on January 31, 2025, regarding a recent breach of its PowerSource portal, which supports PowerSchool products. The December 2024 breach resulted in 'sensitive information' being compromised, including the potential jeopardization of Social Security numbers for 'some users.' PowerSchool is notifying affected individuals.
When was this signal reported?
Shadow Tier lists Jan 31, 2025 as the signal date.
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