PowerSchool is offering free identity protection and credit monitoring services for two years following a recent data breach. The announcement, made on February 3, aims to assist those whose personal information may have been compromised.
Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) informed parents on January 7 that the division was affected by the breach in December 2024. Information accessed included some student and teacher data stored within the PowerSchool Student Information System. According to WCPS, this data included names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, home phone numbers, and, in some cases, basic medical information. The school district stated that no financial information was involved in the breach.
PowerSchool is providing complimentary identity protection services through Experian to the students and educators whose information was impacted. For students and educators who are of legal age, PowerSchool is also offering two years of free credit monitoring services through TransUnion. The Experian IdentityWorks Membership includes monitoring for the sale of personal information on the dark web and provides fraud mediation tips. Instructions on how to enroll are available on the PowerSchool website.
The data breach, which occurred between December 22 and 28, 2024, impacted multiple school boards across several provinces. “As soon as PowerSchool learned of the incident, we engaged cybersecurity response protocols and mobilized senior leadership and third-party cybersecurity experts to conduct a forensic investigation of the scope of the incident and to monitor for signs of information misuse,” PowerSchool stated on its website. “We are not aware at this time of any identity theft attributable to this incident.”
In the coming weeks, PowerSchool says Experian will email affected individuals with further details about the information involved and the resources being offered.
