PowerSchool Reveals Findings of CrowdStrike Investigation into December 2024 Security Breach

PowerSchool has revealed the findings of the investigation conducted by CrowdStrike into the massive security breach that occurred in December 2024. The investigation determined that the company had been hacked four months earlier, in August, and then again in September. These previous incidents had gone undetected, allowing the attackers to prepare for the December attack. The specific technical details of the attack have not been disclosed, but the impact was significant, affecting sensitive data of students and educational institutions.