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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Experian services available for those impacted by Springfield PowerSchool cybersecurity incident
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Credit and identity monitoring services are being offered to those impacted by the data breach of the PowerSchool Student Information System back in December. PowerSchool contains information on staff and K-12 students' grades, attendance, and other data for school districts across the country. Earlier this year, the company notified districts that a cybersecurity incident occurred on December 28, 2024. The data breach compromises names, addresses, medical records, and social security numbers that may have been found in the system. Two Connecticut teens arrested after setting laptop on fire More than 18,000 Massachusetts residents were impacted, including families and staff of Springfield Public Schools. In a news release sent to 22News on Thursday from Springfield Public Schools Chief Communication Officer Azell Cavaan, PowerSchool is offering two years of complimentary identity and credit monitoring services through Experian. Those who were enrolled in Springfield Public Schools on or before December 28, 2024, are eligible for these services. The deadline to enroll is July 31, 2025. For students under 18: Visit: Click 'Get Started' and enter activation code: CEBP456TRK For help, call Experian at 833-918-9464 and reference Engagement Number B138813 For students 18 and older (current or former): Visit: Click 'Get Started' and enter activation code: CTYU949PRK For help, call Experian at 833-918-9464 and reference Engagement Number B138812 WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
More than 33,000 Mainers affected by school cyber breach
Jan. 28—More than 33,000 Mainers were affected by a data breach of the education software provider PowerSchool last month, according to a notification filed Monday by the company with the Office of the Maine Attorney General. The global K-12 software company suffered a cybersecurity breach that occurred on Dec. 19 and was discovered on Dec. 28, according to the notification. The company says 33,488 Maine residents were affected, although it does not include details about which school districts were impacted. There are about 170,000 publicly enrolled students in Maine, according to the state Department of Education. At least nine Maine districts, including Brunswick, Cumberland, Gardiner and Yarmouth, notified families of the breach in email notifications or online announcements earlier this month. Monday's filing includes a template of a letter from PowerSchool that districts could use to notify affected families. It includes a summary of the breach situation, which it describes as an "unauthorized exfiltration of certain personal information from PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) environments through one of our community-focused customer support portals, PowerSource." The letter also explains what personal information might have been accessed. "Due to differences in customer requirements, the types of information involved in this incident included one or more of the following, which varied by person: name, contact information, date of birth, Social Security Number, limited medical alert information, and other related information," the letter reads. It also offers options for affected individuals to enroll in complementary credit monitoring or identity protection for two years. Copy the Story Link
