PowerSchool Security Breach

DDSB Families/Caregivers,

We wanted to share an important update about a cyber incident experienced by the Durham District School Board involving PowerSchool – the application used by DDSB and many school boards across North America to store a range of student information and a limited amount of school-based staff information. 

On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, PowerSchool notified the DDSB and other school boards in Ontario and across North America, that they had experienced a data breach between December 22 - 28, 2024.

Our cybersecurity team promptly activated our response plan, taking immediate steps to ensure that our critical systems remain operational. 

Working with PowerSchool, we are conducting a thorough investigation to understand the nature of the incident and what personal information may have been affected. At this point in time, we are still assessing the exact information that may have been accessed or exported from the application. PowerSchool has informed us that it has received confirmation that the data accessed by an unauthorized user has been deleted and that no copies of this data were posted online. 

If it is determined that any personal information has been affected, we will let anyone impacted know as soon as possible. We know this news may be concerning, but please know that we are doing everything possible to learn more from PowerSchool about what occurred. 

We will continue to update staff and the community as more information becomes available. 

Sincerely, 

Durham District School Board