PowerSchool Data Breach

• PowerSchool breach shows need for bringing school boards in line with provincial reporting: IPC

  Ontario's privacy commissioner says municipal rules surrounding privacy breaches should be brought in line with provincial rules to ensure such incidents are reported.

  Tech

  Nov 19, 2025
  
• School boards must make privacy changes after PowerSchool breach: watchdogs

  Privacy 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.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2025
  
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• U.S. man going to prison over PowerSchool data breach that included Canadian student info

  Court 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.

  Crime

  Oct 15, 2025
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• PowerSchool ‘not off the hook’ for data breach: ex-privacy commissioner

  Chantal 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.

  Tech

  Jul 25, 2025
• Federal probe into massive PowerSchool data breach is being discontinued

  The 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.

  Tech

  Jul 22, 2025
• PowerSchool hack: School boards face new ransom demands months after leak

  At least three school boards in Canada are reporting having been contacted for ransom following the PowerSchool data breach in December 2024.

  Canada

  May 8, 2025
• The PowerSchool data breach is now under a Canadian privacy investigation

  More than 2.77 million students were impacted by the PowerSchool data breach, according to numbers provided by multiple school boards.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2025
• PowerSchool data breach has hit at least 80 Canadian school boards

  At least 80 school boards across Canada said they were impacted by the PowerSchool data breach, a number that could change as investigations are ongoing.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2025