The hack has the potential to be one of the biggest of the year, but the edtech giant is refusing to answer important questions

The PowerSchool ransomware attack affects millions of students and teachers across 6500+ school districts in the U.S. and Canada.

PowerSchool, a software provider popular at K-12 schools, was the target of a data breach in late December that affected many districts in the U.S. and in other countries, according to the company and several impacted schools .

The hacker who breached education tech giant PowerSchool claimed in an extortion demand that they've stolen the personal data of 62.4 million students and 9.5 million teachers, BleepingComputer has learned.

A trove of information on current and former students and teachers was accessed during the December cyberattack, sources say

A growing number of schools say they were hit by a cyberattack on PowerSchool, an edtech system used by over 60 million students, parents, and school admins in the US and Canada.

PowerSchool, a popular online portal used by many New York school districts to manage student registration, grading, attendance and more, was hit by a data breach in December that saw the unauthorized release of some student information.

The hack of a K-12 software provider has left student and teacher information exposed in districts around the country. The breach has left many North Carolina students, teachers and families worried about the potential impact on their privacy.

The Massapequa, Smithtown and Uniondale school districts, as well as Nassau BOCES, were swept up in the PowerSchool breach, officials said.