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PowerSchool breach shows need for bringing school boards in line with provincial reporting: IPCOntario's privacy commissioner says municipal rules surrounding privacy breaches should be brought in line with provincial rules to ensure such incidents are reported.TechNov 19
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School boards must make privacy changes after PowerSchool breach: watchdogsPrivacy commissioners say school boards weren't prepared for the scale of the PowerSchool data breach and are urging changes to their agreements with the technology company.CanadaNov 18
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U.S. man going to prison over PowerSchool data breach that included Canadian student infoCourt documents say a company targeted by the man received a ransom demand for $2.85 million worth of bitcoin or else the personal info of students and teachers would be leaked.CrimeOct 15
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PowerSchool ‘not off the hook’ for data breach: ex-privacy commissionerChantal Bernier says the agreement that ended a federal probe into the hack was the most effective way to hold PowerSchool accountable, but called for more powers at the agency.TechJul 25
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Federal probe into massive PowerSchool data breach is being discontinuedThe hack accessed the personal data — including medical information and social security numbers — of millions of current and former students and thousands of staff across Canada.TechJul 22
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U.S. college student to plead guilty in hack reportedly tied to PowerSchoolPowerSchool was not named in the court filings, but multiple U.S. news outlets, each citing a source familiar with the case, reported the company’s involvement.U.S. NewsMay 21
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The PowerSchool data breach is now under a Canadian privacy investigationMore than 2.77 million students were impacted by the PowerSchool data breach, according to numbers provided by multiple school boards.CanadaFeb 11
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PowerSchool data breach has hit at least 80 Canadian school boardsAt least 80 school boards across Canada said they were impacted by the PowerSchool data breach, a number that could change as investigations are ongoing.CanadaJan 28
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PowerSchool data breach now at 2.4M Canadian kids. How to protect yourselfThe number of students confirmed to have been impacted by the PowerSchool data breach has risen to 2.4 million, and it's expected to grow as more data is released.CanadaJan 23
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PowerSchool data breach hit nearly 1.5M past, present Toronto studentsThe PowerSchool data breach has impacted school boards across North America, with Canada's largest saying about 1.49 million students dating back to 1985 were impacted.CanadaJan 22
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