PowerSchool Cybersecurity Incident
Posted on Jan 9, 2025
January 9, 2024
Communication - PowerSchool Cybersecurity Incident
The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education has been informed of a cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, the system used to store staff and student information.
Along with several other affected school divisions across North America, we are working closely with PowerSchool to determine the scope of the incident and any potential impact on our families and staff. We have been made aware that no financial information was accessed in PowerSchool.
PowerSchool has assured us that the incident is contained and that strengthened security measures have been implemented to prevent future breaches. PowerSchool’s operations remain unaffected, and service continues as usual.
We will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide updates with staff and families as information becomes available to us.
Click here to view the letter that MHCBE senior administration received from PowerSchool outlining the situation.