Talk Education

PowerSchool Hackers Extort School Districts

TFD Supplies

Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.

0:00 | 9:00

 Did a major hack just expose millions of students and teachers to new risks? Hackers stole sensitive data from PowerSchool, including Social Security numbers and health records, and even after the company paid a ransom, the criminals broke their promise and started extorting school districts directly. Now, officials in North Carolina and beyond are facing ransom demands, raising serious concerns about how well educational technology companies are protecting private information.