Scott Pettigrew reports: The Ontario information and privacy commissioner has released a report following a massive privacy breach through technology used by many schools in the province. The PowerSchool incident, which affected millions of Canadians across the country, saw personal information stolen in December of 2024. The company admitted to paying a ransom to recover…
Category: Education Sector
Princeton University Data Breach Impacts Alumni, Students, Employees
Ionut Arghire reports: Princeton University over the weekend disclosed a data breach impacting alumni, donors, faculty, students, parents, and other members of its community. On November 10, the university says, a threat actor accessed an Advancement database containing names, addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers, along with information on fundraising activities and donations to the…
District of Massachusetts Allows Higher-Ed Student Data Breach Claims to Survive
Melanie A. Conroy of Pierce Atwood LLP writes: In a recent blog post, we explained how Webb v. Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC has become a touchstone for courts analyzing Article III standing in data breach class actions, citing Shea v. American International College as a recent example. This post explores the Shea decision in greater depth. On September 5, 2025, Judge Angel…
St. Thomas Brushed Off Red Flags Before Dark-Web Data Dump Rocks Houston
Elliott Greene reports: Hundreds of thousands of University of St. Thomas files have appeared on the dark web after a summer cyberattack that shut down campus systems and key services. Students, faculty, and alumni say they’ve received little information as experts and law enforcement work to find out what data was stolen, as reported by Houston…
The Case for Making EdTech Companies Liable Under FERPA
Lavanya Sathyamurthy writes: Schools now depend on an average of 2,591 edtech tools in a single school year, according to one estimate. These tools can track private conversations between teachers and families and store comprehensive academic and personal records. Yet many companies do not clearly disclose how they collect and use student information. According to one nonprofit, 96% of apps used in…
Manassas City Public Schools close on Monday due to cyberattack
Alan Henney reports: Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) are closed on Monday due to a cybersecurity incident that has led to connectivity disruptions and phone outages across the school system, officials said. Dr. Kevin Newman, MCPS superintendent, said in a post on Facebook on Sunday that all MCPS schools will be closed on Monday, November…