{"id":3833,"date":"2025-02-07T10:32:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/uk-16000-students-affected-by-powerschool-data-breach\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T10:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:32:40","slug":"uk-16000-students-affected-by-powerschool-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/uk-16000-students-affected-by-powerschool-data-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"UK: 16,000 students affected by PowerSchool data breach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n

PowerSchool Data Breach: 16,000 UK Students’ Personal Data Stolen<\/strong><\/p>\n

A recent data breach at U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool has confirmed that 16,000 students in the United Kingdom had their personal and sensitive data stolen during the incident, which occurred in December 2024.<\/p>\n

This week, PowerSchool began notifying individuals outside of the U.S. and Canada who were affected by the breach. The incident, first confirmed by PowerSchool in January, saw hackers access the personal data of millions of students and teachers after using compromised credentials to breach the company\u2019s customer support portal.<\/p>\n

Affected Schools and Students<\/strong><\/p>\n

PowerSchool hasn\u2019t confirmed how many international students have been affected. However, in an emailed statement to TechCrunch, PowerSchool spokesperson Beth Keebler confirmed that four schools in the U.K. were affected, with hackers accessing the data of \u201capproximately 16,000 students.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a letter sent to impacted individuals outside of the U.S. and Canada, seen by TechCrunch, PowerSchool said that data accessed includes students\u2019 contact information, dates of birth, limited medical data, and \u201cother related information\u201d. <\/p>\n

Details of the Breach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keebler told TechCrunch that \u201cthe information exfiltrated for any given individual varied across our customer base.\u201d PowerSchool declined to name the U.K. schools impacted by the incident.<\/p>\n

On the company\u2019s incident page<\/a>, which was offline at the time of publication, PowerSchool noted that it would not be offering credit monitoring services to data breach victims outside of the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n

Lack of ICO Notification<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lucy Milburn, a spokesperson for the U.K.\u2019s Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO), told TechCrunch that it had not received a data breach report from PowerSchool. <\/p>\n

Keeber confirmed the company had not filed a data breach report to the ICO, claiming that this is because PowerSchool \u201cdoes not act as a data controller\u201d \u2014 an organization that determines the purpose and means of processing personal data \u2014 under U.K. data protection law.<\/p>\n

Total Number of Affected Individuals<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to reports, the breach impacted the personal and sensitive data of more than 62 million students and 9.5 million teachers. PowerSchool has repeatedly declined to confirm whether this number is accurate, but on its website the company says its technology is used by more than 60 million students.<\/p>\n

Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you have more information about the PowerSchool data breach? We\u2019d love to hear from you. From a non-work device, you can contact Carly Page securely on Signal at +44 1536 853968 or via email at carly.page@techcrunch.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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