2024 PowerSchool — 62.4M students, educators (K-12 breach)
Data compromised
Names, SSNs, medical information, grades, educator data
Technical writeup
PowerSchool suffered a massive K-12 education breach in December 2024. Compromised credentials were used to access the PowerSource portal, exposing personal data of 62.4 million students and educators including names, SSNs, medical information, and grades. One of the largest education breaches in history.
Root cause
Compromised credentials; exploitation of PowerSource portal