After breach, student data not imperiled in Aiken, Edgefield counties
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Aiken County school officials say no student or staff data was compromised in a recent data breach.
Also safe from the breach was the Edgefield County district.
The Aiken County Public School District told parents and guardians Monday night that no student or staff data was compromised by the breach of the PowerSchool system.
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“While Aiken County Public Schools use PowerSchool, our own investigation indicates that no student or staff data in their district was compromised,” the district told patrons Monday night. “We understand you may have concerns. we want to assure you that we take this matter seriously.”
The district said it’s working with PowerSchool and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to monitor the situation and we will keep parents informed with any updates.
The South Carolina Department of Education said the data breach occurred the night of Jan. 7.
It said an “international incident” caused those with “unauthorized access” to obtain customer data from PowerSchool’s Student Information Systems, including personally identifiable information.
In addition to Edgefield County, only three other South Carolina school districts were not affected by the data breach:
- Greenville County Schools
- Horry County Schools
- Richland County School District Two
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Leaders with the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs released a few tips to keep in mind for parents to safeguard their children’s information and avoid cyber threats:
- Check if your child has a credit report.
- Consider a protected consumer freeze.
- Be on guard when giving out personal information.
If you believe someone is using your child’s information, call 800-922-1594 or visit https://consumer.sc.gov/identity-theft-unit/id-theft.
by submitting an Identity Theft Intake Form by clicking here.
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