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PowerSchool hack: School boards face new ransom demands months after leak - National | Globalnews.ca

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Some Canadian school boards say they've been the target of ransom attempts in relation to the massive data breach of PowerSchool .

PowerSchool says it's believed the data being used for ransom is what was obtained in December .

The U.S.-based company that provides the student information system that was breached said it was aware school boards and districts across North America had been contacted.

The original breach happened in December , with boards across multiple provinces contacted.

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