Powerschool Data Violations affected 16,000 students in the UK

The US Powerschool Giant Powerschool has confirmed that 16,000 UK students have had personal and sensitive data stolen during a December 2024 data breach.

This week, Powerschool has begun to inform people outside the US and Canada who have been affected by the offense. The incident, First confirmed by Powerschool in JanuaryI saw the hackers have access to the personal data of millions of students and teachers after using compromised credentials to break the company’s customer support portal.

Powerschool did not confirm how many international students were affected. However, in an email with a TechCrunch, Powerschool spokesman Beth Kigbler has confirmed that four schools in the UK have been affected, with hackers having access to approximately 16,000 students.

In a letter sent to affected persons outside the US and Canada observed by TechCrunch, Powerschool said access to data includes contact information, birth dates, limited medical data and “other related information”.

Kigbler told TechCrunch that “the information exposed to each individual varies in our client base.” Powerschool refused to name the UK schools affected by the incident.

Company IncidentWho was offline at the time of publication, Powerschool noted that he would not offer services to monitor casualties of victims of data breach outside the US and Canada.

Lucy Milburne, a spokesman for the UK Information Commissioner Office (ICO), told TechCrunch that he did not receive a report on Powerschool data violation.

Cyber ​​confirmed that the company has not filed a report on data breach in ICO, claiming that this is because Powerschool “does not act as a data controller” – an organization that determines the purpose and means of processing personal data – according to the law to protect data in the United Kingdom.

TechCrunch contacted ICO with additional questions about Powerschool’s claim.

Powerschool has not yet confirmed the total number of people affected by the violation in December, although he told TechCrunch that he “identified the schools and areas whose data participated in this incident”.

According to reportsThe violation influenced the personal and sensitive data of more than 62 million students and 9.5 million teachers. Powerschool has repeatedly refused to confirm whether this number is accurate, but on its website the company says its technology is used by more than 60 million students.

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