Ottawa Catholic School Board advises parents of cyber incident [Video]

The Ottawa Catholic School Board is advising parents and guardians about a cyber incident involving PowerSchool, the student information system that manages student demographics, class information and school-based staff information.

In a letter to parents, Director of Education Thomas D’Amico said the board was informed by PowerSchool on Tuesday that they were investigating a potential data breach before Christmas.

“However, it wasn’t until the evening of Wednesday, January 8, 2025, that PowerSchool confirmed the OCDB data may have been impacted,” D’Amico said. “This was not a result of any security issue on the part of the OCSB.”

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PowerSchool has identified that unauthorized access to its system occurred between Dec. 19 and Dec. 23, 2024, and involved “limited student and staff data.”

“PowerSchool has assured us that the breach has been contained, and the accessed data …