New Trier said the data that was accessed included names and school ID numbers. No current students' Social Security numbers were accessed, but some former students' were.

An education software provider used by Alabama schools that has access to student names, addresses and email addresses has been compromised, school officials confirmed. PowerSchool serves districts throughout the nation and had a national cybersecurity incident nationwide, according to Newsweek.

The breach is the latest in a series of high-profile cybersecurity incidents affecting K-12 schools, which are a top target of hackers and are uniquely vulnerable to cyberattacks.

School officials learned of the “potential cybersecurity incident” on Tuesday, Needham Public Schools Superintendent Dan Gutekanst said in a statement.

A data breach that recently occurred is impacting schools across the U.S. and Canada, including the Bozeman School District.The data breach occurred nearly two

Three school districts in the greater Gardner area use the PowerSchool Student Information System. Here's what they know about the data breach.

PowerSchool, a major education software company, announced a security breach on Tuesday, possibly affecting schools across the nation with data leaks.

Horry County Schools says none of its data compromised in PowerSchool security breach