In an e-mail sent to Twin Falls School District parents, the system provider PowerSchool was part of the cybersecurity incident on December 28, 2024. The Twin Falls IT departments have been reviewing the access and as of now it doesn’t appear that the Twin Falls School District information was accessed.

The Indianapolis Star. PowerSchool notified districts Tuesday, Jan. 7, of the breach. The software company also said they have “no evidence of malware or continued unauthorized activity in (PowerSchool).

Schools across the US and Canada are warning parents that a data breach may have leaked information for students and employees. The K-12 operations platform PowerSchool, which supports over 60 million students and has over 18,

A number of schools in Connecticut have been affected by a widespread cybersecurity breach involving the PowerSchool Student Information System used by districts across the country and internationally.

PowerSchool is scrambling to recover and protect student data after a hacker breached their system in mid-December-- including one district in West Michigan.

The student data was compromised through PowerSchool could include names, social security numbers, birthdates and contact information. PowerSchool provides a platform to assist districts with enrollment, communication, attendance and learning management. In total, the program provides the service for more than 60 million students.

School officials learned of the “potential cybersecurity incident” on Tuesday, Needham Public Schools Superintendent Dan Gutekanst said in a statement.