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Two Illinois school districts disclose data breaches claimed by ransomware gangs
Two school districts north of Chicago this week confirmed they notified thousands of people about data breaches claimed by ransomware gangs, according to public disclosures. Community High School District 117 says it notified 18,830 people about a June 2024 data breach. Ransomware gang BlackSuit claimed responsibility. “We recently discovered unauthorized access to our network between approximately June 2 and June…
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PowerSchool hack exposes student, teacher data from K-12 districts
Education software giant PowerSchool has confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal the personal information of students and teachers from school districts using its PowerSchool SIS platform. PowerSchool is a cloud-based software solutions provider for K-12 schools and districts that supports over 60 million students and over 18,000 customers worldwide. The company offers a…
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