PowerSchool hack exposes social Security numbers [Video]

WE NOW KNOW THOUSANDS OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS WERE EXPOSED IN THE POWERSCHOOL BREACH. SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE STATE USED THIS SOFTWARE TO MANAGE INFORMATION. OUR NBC AFFILIATE IN THE TRIANGLE, WRAL, HAS CONFIRMED MORE THAN 300,000 TEACHERS AND 900 STUDENTS HAD THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS EXPOSED AS A RESULT OF THIS HACK. WXII 12 KELLY KENDALL SPOKE WITH A CYBERSECURITY EXPERT ABOUT THE BREACH. THE CYBERSECURITY EXPERT I SPOKE WITH SAYS THIS ATTACK IS CONCERNING BECAUSE OF THE SHEER NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO NOW HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHERE THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS AND WHAT IT’S BEING USED FOR. THE UPDATE COMES FOLLOWING A CALL BETWEEN POWERSCHOOL CEO AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS. THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL BEGIN NOTIFYING THOSE AFFECTED BY THE BREACH OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. STEVE COBB, A CYBERSECURITY EXPERT, SAYS HE WAS DISHEARTENED BY THE NEWS OF THIS BREACH. I’M NOT GOING TO SUGARCOAT IT. …