North Carolina attorney general investigating PowerSchool over data breach
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is investigating the December 2024 PowerSchool data breach, his office announced Thursday.
According to the attorney general's office, PowerSchool sells software products used by schools across the country, including all the public schools in all 100 counties in North Carolina. The data breach impacted more than 62.4 million current and former students and teachers across the country, including nearly four million people in North Carolina.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Wake County Public School System affected by data breach
The attorney general's office said businesses and organizations that fall victim to a data breach in North Carolina are required to report the breach and the information that was compromised to the North Carolina Department of Justice.
According to PowerSchool, the breach impacted the following information:
For staff:
Full names (first, middle, last)
Street addresses
Social Security numbers
Home phone numbers
Email addresses used for work-related communication
For current and former students:
Names (first, middle, last) of students, parents, and guardians
Physical and mailing addresses
Date of birth
Gender and ethnicity
Student identification numbers
Guardian or parent email addresses and phone numbers
Emergency contact details (names and phone numbers)
SEE ALSO: PowerSchool offers help to Wake County students, teachers affected by data breach
'I'm a parent who uses PowerSchool, so I know what millions of North Carolina families are concerned about with this data breach,' Jackson said in a statement. 'I'm investigating PowerSchool to determine if they broke any laws in this process and I'll take additional legal action if necessary. We'll continue working to guard our state from data breaches and hold those who fail to properly protect information accountable.'
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