News Letter to Parents Guardians and Caregivers re 2024 Power School Cyber Incident Toronto District School Board

pDear Parents Guardians and Caregivers  ppWe have learned of a development related to the December 2024 cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool ppAs shared earlier this year PowerSchool experienced a data breach between December 22 28 2024 TDSB updated all school communities on the kind of information that was impacted by this incident At that time PowerSchool informed school boards that the data accessed by an unauthorized user had been deleted and that no copies of this data were posted online   ppPowerSchool has now confirmed that they have paid a ransom in an attempt to secure deletion of the impacted data As with any such incident there was a risk that the threat actors would not honour their commitment to delete the stolen data despite assurances provided to PowerSchool ppEarlier this week TDSB was made aware that the data was not destroyed TDSB along with other North American school boards received a communication from a threat actor demanding a ransom using data from the previously reported December 2024 incident TDSBs FAQ page includes a list of the impacted information TDSB does not store any Social Insurance Numbers financial or banking information in PowerSchool so that information was not affected in any way by the breach ppWe appreciate that this news may be unsettling and understand the concern this may cause We remain committed to working closely with PowerSchool law enforcement and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario to provide support in any way we can PowerSchool continues to offer access to two years of complementary credit monitoring and identity protection services as we shared on February 7 2025  ppWe will also continue to provide updates here on TDSBs website ppSincerely   ppClayton La Touche 
Director of Education p