PowerSchool Faces Suit Over Breach of Student, Teacher Data

PowerSchool Holdings Inc. is being sued in federal court over a December data breach that allegedly exposed extensive personal and sensitive information of students, parents, and teachers (e.g., SSNs, medical, financial, and academic data), with plaintiffs claiming failures in data security and breach notification. The report also notes prior class-action litigation accusing PowerSchool and IXL Learning of nonconsensual student data harvesting for commercial purposes.