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PowerSchool misled schools before massive data breach, Texas AG alleges

By Maria Dinzeo ( September 3, 2025, 21:28 GMT | Insight) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued education software provider PowerSchool, alleging the company misrepresented the strength of its cybersecurity practices and failed to prevent a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information of more than 800,000 students and teachers.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued California-based ed-tech company PowerSchool, accusing it of cybersecurity lapses that led to a “catastrophic” data breach exposing the sensitive personal information of more than 800,000 Texas students and teachers....

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