News Summary

In a significant data breach, PowerSchool, a Folsom, California-based firm that provides cloud-based software to 16,000 K-12 schools worldwide, experienced an intrusion that exposed sensitive data of millions of students and school personnel. The breach, which surfaced in January 2025, affected both cloud and on-premises customers, compromising personal information such as names, contact details, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers. The Toronto District School Board was among those impacted, with sensitive information of students from 1985 to 2024 being exposed. PowerSchool has since engaged cybersecurity firms and notified law enforcement as part of its response to the incident.