PowerSchool Data Breach Impacts 15 Years of Records

A data breach affecting the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board exposed the personal information of students and staff. Hackers accessed data from the PowerSchool platform, including names, addresses, birthdates, and in some cases, social insurance numbers, spanning 15 years. While the hackers claim to have deleted the data, experts caution that this cannot be independently verified. The school board is offering identity and credit monitoring services to affected individuals and is reviewing its data security practices. The incident highlights the vulnerability of sensitive personal data stored by educational institutions and third-party platforms.