The territory says records stored in a cloud software program called PowerSchool — including names, addresses, contact information and medical information — was accessed without permission.

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Records from school boards in the N.W.T. have been opened up in a massive data breach that has hit Canada, the U.S. and other parts of the world, according to the territorial government. In a news release Thursday evening, the territory confirmed records stored in a cloud software program called PowerSchool — including names, addresses, contact details and student medical information — had been accessed without permission.  The terri…

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A few weeks ago, PowerSchool issued an alert that there had been a data breach. In quieter news, PowerSchool is involved in a lawsuit charging the ed tech vendor with selling student data. Parents need to realize that their child’s personal information is not secure in our public schools no matter what they tell you. ... Read more Source

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It also says some of them were ‘medical alerts.’ Frederick, Md (KM) There are some new details about that data breach that affected school systems across the country, .including Frederick County Public Schools. A report in the News Post says the medical information of some Frederick County Public School students was affected by the breach, .including “medical alerts.” Officials with Frederick County Public Schools remind parents it stopped colle…

N.W.T. school boards hit by massive data breach, territory confirms

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