Cybersecurity Incident in PowerSchool Platform

There has been what the provincial government describes as a cybersecurity incident involving the PowerSchool Platform.

PowerSchool is a third party which provides a platform used in the provincial K-12 education system, as well as many other jurisdictions.

The incident is not specific to Newfoundland and Labrador. PowerSchool notified customers in multiple jurisdictions in North America.

Government is working to determine the extent of data accessed and number of individuals who may be involved. PowerSchool has stated that they do not anticipate the data involved being shared or made public, and they believe it has been deleted without any further replication or dissemination.

They will be providing credit monitoring services to affected adults and identity protection services to affected minors in accordance with regulatory and contractual requirements.