Student data privacy
Jefferson County school district reports PowerSchool breach
Central Oregon Daily
Madras, OR (Jefferson County 509J)
Our summary
Jefferson County 509J told families a hacker used a compromised login to reach its PowerSchool portal in December 2024, exposing names and addresses of current and former students, families, and staff, and possibly health and grade information. The district said PowerSchool did not notify it until weeks after learning of the breach. Credit monitoring was offered.
- Oregon
- Elementary
- Teens
- Data privacy
- Vendor contracts
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