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North Carolina attorney general investigating PowerSchool over data breach

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is investigating the PowerSchool data breach that compromised sensitive information in December 2024.
Nearly four million students and teachers in North Carolina were affected by the breach, part of a nationwide incident impacting over 62 million.
Jackson stated, 'I’m investigating PowerSchool to determine if they broke any laws in this process, and I’ll take additional legal action if necessary.'
In 2024, North Carolina experienced a record-breaking number of data breaches, with over 2,258 organizations reporting incidents, affecting 6,680,896 residents.

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North Carolina attorney general investigating PowerSchool over data breach

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is investigating the December 2024 PowerSchool data breach, his office announced Thursday. According to the attorney general's office, PowerSchool sells software products used by schools across the country, including all the public schools in all 100 counties in North Carolina. The data breach impacted more than 62.4 million current and former students and teachers across the co…

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N.C. attorney general investigating PowerSchool over data breach

Special to IFN RALEIGH – N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson on Thursday announced that he is investigating the recent PowerSchool data breach that impacted more than 62.4 million current and

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The education software giant Powerschool has started notifying individuals who were impacted by their cyber attack, and thousands of Massachusetts are among them.

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